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&gt; What is the absolute best way of creating amazingly detailed landscapes without HDR?

HDR has nothing to do with physical detail. HDR is about dynamic range, so HDR is only useful when the scene's dynamic range won't fit on the sensor. But if the sensor can handle the scene's dynamic range, HDR isn't going to solve a single problem. The only way HDR might help is with *tonal* details, not physical details, e.g. HDR can allow better shadow detail by reducing noise in the shadows.

If you want amazingly sharp details, you want to concentrate on eliminating any form of motion blur. Use a very steady tripod, as fast as shutter speed as is practical, a lens that is sharp from corner to corner, large depth of field, accurate focusing, and the largest sensor (or film format) you can afford.

If you are talking about detail enhancement after the shot, there are also a few things you can study in post processing. Micro-contrast control techniques like high-pass sharpening and frequency separation, shortcuts like the Clarity slider in Lightroom, etc. There are some Nik and MacPhun apps/plug-ins that specialize in controlling contrast all the way from low to high frequencies, like Tonality Pro, which can be useful if you're all about pushing apparent sharpness and detail as far as it can go.
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