Coffee Before Bed - HDR

The HDR version of 'Coffee Before Bed' [link] .

I posted this here in scraps for several reasons. Firstly, I like the non-HDR much more due to the difference in colours and the much 'cleaner' aspect.

I also think that this one is not a full success due to a few contrasting errors and the 'tonal compression' method which I used. I have found this to be the best method for night HDR's.

Please let me know your thoughts!

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Canon EOS400D
EF 24-105mm f/4L IS
5 Exposures with approximately 1EV range
HDR Merge in CS2
Tonal Compression in Photomatix
Colour correction, curves and Border in CS2