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Why does it matter to anyone else but the OP which route was taken to get the final pic? Saying you can do the same thing some other way is fine. But thats not the way the OP chose to do it. Sometimes its just a nice exercise to play with the software to see what happens. Im glad to see manaheim that you did more than just run your mouth off. Your example is just as good as the original HDR. But if he did it your way then it wouldnt be posted here but in some other forum. This is HDR so thats the way it is.
It only matters if you care to understand how and when to best apply tools. I mean, I can most certainly hammer a nail in with the butt end of a screwdriver... it'll get the job done... but it's clearly not the best use of that tool, and there are clearly other tools better suited to handle it.
Would it be a "nice excercise"? Ummm... sure? I guess? But in the end, I honestly feel that's mostly just cover for the fact that the people concerned here really didn't know that a hammer existed.
Now no one should have any issue with that... after all, people come here to share and to learn, right? Right.
The issue I have is when someone says "So they're bashing in nails with a screwdriver! It's what makes them happy!" To me, that is just breeding and encouraging ignorance.
Just to be clear, I'm not calling the OP ignorant, but turning your back on the lessons that could be learned here would very much be ignorance.