Thanks for your kind compliments! For the photo I posted of the sailaway party, I used a photoshop elements plugin called Topaz Adjust which has some neat effects. Link:
http://www.topazlabs.com/topazlabs/03products/topaz_adjust/. I've only been using the 30-day trial, not sure yet if I want to spend $40 on it...
I don't have a particular technique or plugin I use consistently when editing. I have very few photos that are true mutliple exposure HDR. I love the effect of a true HDR but don't have that much time. Plus, setting up a tripod at Disney or on
DCL is not an easy task. I have however been playing around a lot with a simple fake hdr technique that I learned recently. If you want me to share it, I can PM you with the procedures using Photoshop elements.
Thanks again,
Candis