This image was from a little creek down the road from my house. Clearly not a great subject but had enough detail and contrast to serve as a great test subject.

I took 3 bracketed exposures (+ and - 2 f/stops) at each of 6 different focus points from a tripod. Used PS6 HDR Pro to combine each set of HDR photos and then used PS6 to stack and blend the 6 HDR photos. Used Nik ColorEfx 4 Detail Extractor and Tonal Contrast and also Lightroom Vibrance and Clarity to further enhance the image. Used Nik output sharpener to add a bit of sharpness.