HDR is it worth the time?

Although HDR images can be beautiful they can also take a lot of time to compose and edit. You can spend more time at the computer than taking photos. Now I'm not saying don't give it a shot but don't get caught up in it to much. Unless you would rather sit at your computer all day than taking pictures. If done right HDR photos can look great ,however, if done wrong they can look terrible. Black and white images can look absolutely amazing if done right.
If you would like to give HDR a go there is a free program called Picturnaut that will get you started. It's a very simple program to use.
Remember the key is to take photos not spend hours upon hours at the computer.