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An example of layering in PS
Here is an example of layering two different exposures together to simulate the effect of an ND grad. Obviously only works with a static subject, but this applies for most landscape work.
First one is exposed for the sky, second for the water and rocks. Third is a combination of the two with a graduated layer mask used to blend the images.
I prefer this method to filters and there's less to carry in my bag and no concerns about colour casts or quality of filters. I'm always shooting panoramas and stitching them in PS, so don't mind doing these sort of merges in PS. You could use a HDR process, but I felt this method would yield an image less manipulated by a mathematical algorithm! I'm not too fanatical about getting everything right "in camera". Astroimaging certainly cured me of any concerns about post-processing!
DT
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