4AUTO TONE
This check box applies an
automatic tonal fix to your
HDR panorama. It’s akin
to clicking the Auto tone
button in the Camera Raw
Basic panel. Here it lifts
the darker tones in the
buildings and darkens the
bright sky. After clicking
Merge, you’ll see the auto
settings that have been
changed in the Basic panel,
so you can always tweak
them afterwards if you like.
It’s non-destructive and
editable, just like the Auto
Crop setting.
5ALIGN IMAGES
The set of images here
were taken handheld (with
a fast drive mode enabled
to shoot each bracketed
set in quick succession).
The Align Images setting
is automatically applied
to HDR panoramas, which
helps to align the small
handheld movements
between frames in the set.
If you prefer to disable Align
(or turn on Deghost) you’d
need to manually create
the HDRs for each segment
individually before merging
to a panorama.6MERGE AND TONE
After working through
the settings in the dialog
here, click Merge. The
default save location will
be alongside the original
images. Once merged,
you can enhance the HDR
image using the tonal tools
in Camera Raw, just as
you would with any other
photo. The HDR will pack
vast amounts of detail in
the highlights and shadows:
these can be teased out
with local adjustment tools
like the Adjustment Brush or
the Graduated Filter.45
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