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Actually, "contrast masking" is a bit of a misnomer;
"luminance enhancement" would probably be a better term.

Here's how it's done in Photoshop Elements. With an image loaded into the
program,

[snip excellent step-by-step]

Hope this helps.

Indeed! Thanks for posting this; it's a great tool to add to my quiver.

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