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Here is an example of a bracketed photo with a range of detail on both ends of the exposure spectrum:

http://www.peciva.com/images/blog/hdr-necropolis/bracketed-exposures.jpg

My question is: is there a filter (likely in Photoshop) that can take a set of bracketed photos and extracted/merge the photos?

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You are essentially talking about HDR. You can do it in Photoshop (File > Automate > Merge to HDR), or you can use dedicated software like Photomatix. It is tricky to get good looking results.

When done well they can be stunning - unfortunately they aren't often done well.

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  • +1 @ElendilTheTall: Thanks, HDR being "High Dynamic Range", correct? Also, for those reading this, these appear to be finished examples of this post-production method: google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=high+dynamic+range+photography
    – blunders
    Apr 14, 2011 at 12:08
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    High Dynamic Range, yes: in other words from the very darkest to the very brightest.
    – ElendilTheTall
    Apr 14, 2011 at 12:21
  • There's different ways to compress a high-dynamic range scene into a final image, typically called an "HDR image", although really the dynamic range is just compressed — the output media isn't (usually) special. One technique is called "tone mapping", while the simple approach of blending bracketed exposures is "exposure blending".
    – mattdm
    Apr 14, 2011 at 12:35

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