The Megapixel Myth And Exposure Fusion
Ars Technica has an article explaining why the megapixel ceiling has effectively been reached at 12MP. The basics are that the megapixel rating is only part of what determines the quality of a digital camera’s photo ability. There are many other factors to consider and now that the megapixel ratings are so high such as lense quality, zoom factors, image stabilization, GPS tagging and a host of other useful functions. There is a lot of good information in the article to help you understand more about digital cameras (especially if you are looking to purchase in the near future).
The other interesting camera related information is about a type of photo processing called Exposure Fusion. Digital Photography School has an article all about this photography process that combines different exposure levels into one photograph (similar to HDR).
Exposure fusion combines different exposures of the same image together so that bright areas don’t look washed out and detail areas look crisp with good contrast. Look through the article for more details about how this type of process could make for some nice looking pictures and also a program that can help you do this type of process automatically.
