agreed. I need to practice on the sky a lot more. Doesn't look right.
Most DSLR's can do it. Look for the bracketing feature on your camera. Put it on 9
use a tripod
Then setup a shot with as close to the best exposure possible
then use a remote shutter to capture 9 different exposures (1 normal exposure and 4 under and 4 over exposed). You need the remote otherwise you end up shaking the camera and it won't work properly
then load it all up on photomatix pro and adjust the tones until it works.
I also use topaz adjust in photoshop to finish it off.
It is actually really easy to do and it kinda feels like cheating.