HDR Goes Mainstream

Those of us who have used HDR processing for some time will not miss that this photo is clearly a result of tonemapping. But that's not mentioned where we see it, in an article in the New York Times. So nowadays, HDR tonemapping goes unremarked....

The photo accompanies the article Buliding a Better Mitt Romney in the New York Times. Compare it's arty feel to this photo I took and converted to HDR from Sydney, Australia:

The notable thing is that the NYT doesn't mention that their photo...