The range on this photo was insane - the outside was approximately 6 stops (64 times!) brighter than the inside. I used the HDR tools in photoshop (and three exposures) to make this. I doesn't look natural but it does allow you to "see".

Camera:	Nikon D2x
Date:	Friday, March 17th, 2006 at 3:21 PM
Exposure:	1/180 sec at f7.1
ISO:	100 asa
Lens:	17-55mm f/2.8G ID ED DX AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 17mm (equivalent field of view of a 25.5mm lens on a 35mm camera)
Photographer:	John Harvey
Tag:	HDR
Larger Image:	2000 x 1328
Raw Image:	4287 x 2847