I always do this kind of processing with RAW format, not jpeg. You lose so much information with jpeg adjustments. Editing in RAW gives you the most flexibility, and you can adjust the exposure of a single +/- 2 or even 3 stops. Try that with jpeg and the result will be far poorer.
Great tips, glad someone put this into writing. I actually prefer this method to using a ND grad filter because of the flexibility of blending the exposures.
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