These are 3 saguaro cactus at the house next door. I shot this 2 days ago, handheld. I didn't like the result.
Last night, I shot it again on a tripod. I shot it at 0, +1, +2, -1, -2 and -3 exposures for HDR. This was put together by Lightroom with all but the +2 shot.
I have been struggling with how bright the bulbs look / should look, and what constitutes "blown out". This is my best so far. My 80D has a very high dynamic range, approaching my eye. I think the issue is that the scene actually has more dynamic range than even my eye can see, so a multishot HDR is a bit difficult at the bright end.