I use Photomatix Pro for merging via tone mapping or fusion. After that I finish PP with PS Elements 11 using Topaz Plugin Filters.

You can see my results (I'm still learning) at my flickr page below.

For my D7100 I use the Nikkor DX 10-24mm zoom, Nikkor DX 18-200mm zoom and Nikkor 55-300mm zoom.

Very nicely done. Great effect!

For what it's worth...

I transfer all my images via Lightroom (4+). At the beginning of each year I create a folder for that year. Then I name each folder this way: "month_day_year_folder number. " For example: 3_29_14_288

All my folders are. Numbered consecutively. So, if I'm looking at an image on my flickr page I can find it easily on my drives.

Aperture and ISO remain constant. You bracket shutter speed only. Some digital cameras like my Nikon D7100 can be programmed to do this automatically. This is commonly referred to as AEB (auto exposure bracketing.

Thanks for the link. My 1st step in processing is to use Lightroom's CA and lens correction features. Until this article, though, I hadn't noticed the dropper.

Select the box color in Power Point as clear or transparent. I forget which.

The only real photo store in my town does not deal in digital cameras. I have purchased my D7100, Nikkor DX 10-24mm zoom, 18-200mm zoom, Promote Control, tripods, ball heads and panorama head without incident from B&H Photo Video in NYC.

I use the Nikkor DX 10-24mm zoom lens on my D7100. I find the results to be excellent.

Thanks to everyone for your responses.

Generally, your input reinforces my gut feeling: to keep everything. Storage and backup storage is not an issue.

It is true that I like to go back and apply new filters on occasion. So, my PSD files will remain intact for that purpose.

With Photomatix Pro of late I have been reprocessing my HDR TIFF files using the "fusion" method replacing the prior tone mapped version.

Okay, all is well and everything stays.

I use the Nikkor 10-24mm zoom on my D7100. I love the 10mm effect.

Fisheye lenses can be great fun but, unless you want the distortion, the 10-24mm is a lens to consider.

By the way, I also use the Nikkor 18-200mm zoom.

Both are great lenses.

After processing a shooting session I am left with the following folder and subfolders:

1. Top folder that holds all the unedited RAW images:

2. a subfolder "HDR Work" containing all TIFF files from Photomatix Pro;

3. a subfolder "PSD" where each image includes all the layers I made;

4. a subfolder "JPEG" where all the final JPEG images are kept.

You should know that I am an amateur. I do no commercial photography.

To date I have kept everything. All folders and subfolders from prior years are stored on an external harddrive. All current year images are backed up to Carbonite.

I know that if I delete everything but the JPEGS I will never be able to go back and re-edit as I acquire new techniques as I have done.

So, here's my question... should I keep everything or just the JPEGs?

The D7100 most definitely. I love mine. My Nikkor 18-200 zoom is a vest all around lens. I've been using this combo for months.

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