Thanks very much!
I did my first tests with HDR only about a week ago, but will add your suggestion to my next night time series.
Following is another stitch, about a dozen or so frames, using a shorter lens from the same location. The pix above is the center of the one below.
Apology for not participating much recently. Life has been showing me the back of it’s hand, hard and powerful it is. But at least I'm inching towards getting some of my pix into a web site, a necessary step to get considered for juried art fairs and galleries.
...and all the while Tom Petty’s “Learning to Fly” plays frequently in my thoughts.”