I took this a few days ago and like the shot. However it seems kinda off. The right side of the bridge is pretty much washed out from the sun, and the trees on the right look kinda "white" to me. Sorry, I'm not up on the technical jargon. Please feel free to play with this.

I think that you've become a victim of "contrast range" - meaning that, given this light, it's going to be very difficult to render this image as you remember it. To me (and keep this in mind, this type of image is strictly a matter of personal preference) - i would much rather see shadowed areas block up before highlight areas wash out. Overall, the image seems to be a bit overexposed to me.

I've gotta agree with Wolfie about the overexposure here; to be honest, if this was en-route somewhere, I'd have re-took the shot on the way back when the sun had moved, or found a different angle, coz it's an interesting shot....erm actually, I see different location would be difficult here ;) Obviously I don't know how you felt when you took the pic (sometimes you just know it's a good pic, other times you think it could be better even before you see it), but if you're a bit unsure at the time, why not bracket the shots? I never bothered, but now that I actually use a light meter with my digital and do things manually, I've even started doing that and have to admit I'm a happier bunny. (",)

Yea..this one is going to be very difficult. This is a quick one I did to see if it could be done. Had to compress it pretty far to get it in under 200k. To do this right you're going to have to work multiple layers, bringing the underexposed areas down, the overexposed areas up and keeping the correctly exposed areas the same ... match them all and then color correct from there. Yowza. -=>Donald

Thanks for the help and advice guys. I think I'll re-visit the site (it's only about a fifteen minute drive from home) and take the shot over again...maybe on an overcast day. Thanks again, Dave.

oh- I can see this is going to be a great shot! yeah- 15 minutes? gotta go back! :)

Hey Donald, good work! Those "white" areas were tough.