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You can create an HDR image without the automatic feature on CS2. Any image editing software that lets you create masks and layers will probably work. You need to take 2 or more images, each exposed for your areas of interest (highlights, midtones, shadows, etc). You create a mask to cover to over or under exposed sections of each image and stack the images on top of each other on different layers, with all layers visible. You should only have the "correctly" exposed sections of each image showing through to the others. It works best if you can use a natural break line in the image for the boundary, such as a horizon, or edge of an object.
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