[Zig]

That works really well Toad..sort of still "real" but with added presence; some folks' efforts I've seen almost look as if they've been superimposed on a background, a bit tacky. Your forays above have given me many musings around mono landies with this technique, yet thus far I've been stymied by Photoshop's insistence that I bracket ridiculously so have just lost interest. The skyline above has more than resurrected my interest.
btw Polly: is yours also done with photomatix? If so, I do like the subtler treatments you both have achieved with it..and actually that resulting "timed exposure" feel from yours Pol has set me thinking of all sorts of possibilities...say when doing an HDR of a lake and sky scene, for example...hmmm... I will investigate.