PRELUDE...
I continue to experiment with a single 'dcraw' Raw conversion to Tiff with virtual above and below exposures created using Picture Window Pro; then image blended and tone-mapped using SNS-HDR with final brightness/contrast/colors and compositional cropping using Picture Window Pro...
...in much the same manner as described in this post and associated links: http://www.sns-hdr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=213