Front and Center

i know, done a million times before. my turn to be tourist.

little black rainclouds were starting to roll in; no pooh-bear in sight. sun was behind a bank of clouds at my back; i was hoping it would pop out to light the balconies, but no luck.

9-frame autobracket, "cloudy" white balance. pushed frames 1-3-7-9 through photomatix, max strength and light-smoothing. curves and sharpening in cs3.

untouched sorta middle frame