Roman,

If you are still following this thread, I have question about your tutorial with something I have never been able to get to work acceptably. I have been bringing in two different exposure settings of the RAW file and creating two layers, as you describe. However, when I try to select using color range I almost always get strange results. I get large portions of the photo with sort of a greyed out colors - like the system is partially selecting the colors. I fiddle with the fuzziness on the color selector, but rarely like the result. I then end up masking and blending the layers to get what I want.

Is there something I am doing wrong with the color range selection - or some kind of magic trick you have up your sleeve???

I would appreciate your help.
Dave