Thank you Florian! I actually did take 4 shots with different exposures. In the end I combined a regular exposure with an underexposed shot for more detail in the bright areas. The reason why I did not combine more exposures its that it would have ruined the car lights.
hmm...interesting. What HDR-software did you use? I use LR/Enfuse and I think it does a pretty good job saving the high-lights; I haven't done any night-car-light HDRs yet, so I don't really know...
Photomatix HDR. ... I never got regular HDR processing to work on night shots for me. I only use the exposure fusion mode for night shots, which is a kind of keyed layering.
I am glad you like it.
I actually did take 4 shots with different exposures. In the end I combined a regular exposure with an underexposed shot for more detail in the bright areas. The reason why I did not combine more exposures its that it would have ruined the car lights.
... I never got regular HDR processing to work on night shots for me. I only use the exposure fusion mode for night shots, which is a kind of keyed layering.