Astoria-Megler Bridge, Astoria, Oregon

Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, tripod: yes, cable release: yes
HDR: 5 exposures, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2
Software: Photomatic Pro and Lightroom 3

I got up before first light to set up for this photo.  The sky was very overcast so I didn’t have much hope of good light.  But to my surprise, as the sun came up, the sky opened enough to provide some nice light and color.  I knew if I exposed for the sky alone the bridge would just be a black silhouette, so to increase the dynamic range I grabbed 5 exposures as noted above.  The images were combined with Photomatic and imported into Lightroom for color adjustment and local sharpening with the masking tool.