OK, here is final rundown guys...all done with Photomatrix
1 JPEG image converted to 3 images with LR with 2 stops difference in exposure. (+2, 0, -2)
1 RAW image converted to 3 images with LR with 2 stops difference in exposure. (+2, 0, -2) Note: when I say 2 stops, I did 2 maximum click adjustments with the LR's exposure control.
I'm thinking I like this one best! Maybe it would not turn out this way with night shots or some other high range shot. But 1 RAW image seemed to out do all the rest.
Here are 3 JPEG's processed as HDR (+2, 0, -2)
Single RAW image processed as HDR (0)
Single JPEG image No HDR (0)
3 RAW images processed as HDR (+2, 0, -2)