i've made this pic with 6 single pics.
every one with an other exposure time
(15, 10, 5, 2, 0,6, 1/6 sec)
F stop 2,8
Iso 100
local time 18:22
step 2 of 3
the first pic was overexposed to get the details from the shadows... the last was underexposed to get the details from the lights
step 3 of 3
then i tonmapped it in the programm Photomatrix which has an great selection of predefined presents...
and single sliders to get exactly that resault you want..