mom2rtk
Invented the term "Characterpalooza"
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Oh my........ WOW!!!!

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I'm not sure if this is really the right or wrong way to do this kind of thing. I never seem to have good luck with merging files to make an actual HDR and find that my 'selective repair' works better for me. For erasing I just do what works best for the image. Since the HOB sign was a nice geometric shape I just used the straight-line-lasso-tool thingy in CS3 to select it, feather it slightly, and then erased with a soft brush until I liked the look. The shot below I just erased by hand since it's such a random area. By pushing the bottom dark image before hand to get a similar overall exposure it's not a big deal if you color outside the lins a bit. Hope this makes sense-
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Well, that's essentially what I do (I asked because I have a Sid's shot that has been giving me difficulties when I try to process it), but for some reason I have never tried the lasso tool! That is a great idea. Just out of curiosity, why don't you use layer masks as opposed to the eraser? I know they pretty much work the same functionally, but it seems that type of 'destructive' editing is a big 'no-no' among the PS elite.
Oh, and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who can never accomplish anything with Photoshop's built in merge to HDR. With CS3, I almost always just get an overly flat image that has roughly the same dynamic range (maybe a bit more) than the 0 image!