3rd try more help please Bascule Bridge

[CaboWabo]

Ok this is my 3rd try at this , I am sure that I am still not there can any help point out what I have done wrong I have taken 5 shots -4 -2.5 0 +2.5 +4 I used photoshop and also topaz adjust . everytime I seem to mess with this I seem to lose thecolor in the sky , should I replace the color use a filter or adjust to my camera , I am so new at this but I am enjoying this so much thanks for the help you can give

and this one as well I am guessing the color is over cooked as what I have been reading on other posts and seems a bit set back

 

[SlickSalmon]

The good news is that all the values are covered. But, the general recommendation is to use equal interval exposure spacing no greater than 2EV. You're using a mixture of 2.5 and 1.5EV jumps, which may be throwing off your software. #1 looks over-sharpened to my eye. Not clear why you lost the sky, unless it wasn't there to begin with. You've got building halos in #2. It looks simultaneously over-processed and under-saturated. Maybe that's the look you were going for.

 

[EGphoto]

You're definitely getting there! The subjects matter a lot when it comes to HDR! the second one is really close you just need to lighten up the sky a little more, i'd say mess with the exposure and gamma.