HDR Sample
The two images below is edited differently. The first is the HDR Manual Process (Adobe Photoshop CS3's HDR Merge feature is weak), and the second a simple ACR Processing. I needed to practice more on the color adjustment because the top image looks like that from a Harry Potter scene. In any case, the top portion has greater detail and color range compared to the image in the bottom, also noticeable is the highlights being more visible under HDR process.
HDR has two images merged (Under Exposed + Over Exposed Image), ACR has only one with a "correct exposure."
See for yourself:
Posted by Ron Valiente