When scene is beyond dynamic range, and you don't have ND Grad filter....
Ok, so you are going to have problems if some images you want to make, are outside the dynamic range of the camera: So here's the plan for that:
With camera on tripod: meter for highlight, take a shot-then meter for shadows, take another shot. In Photoshop:
1. Add lighter image to darker as a new layer,( click on Move tool, hold down "shift" button, and drag lighter image over to darker, then release) then:
2. Select> Color Range-Click highlights
3. Check “invert”, click “OK”.
4. Add layer mask. Click on layer mask
5.Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur 250 pixels. Click "OK"
Flatten and save. You will get detail in highlights and shadows
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