wasnt really going for a full out, heavy duty HDR effect...that section of road is actually pretty dark, and I was trying to get a photo that brought out all the details that would normally be hidden by shadow..
It's not too bad for a first try, you definitely need to add some curves to some parts of the image.
Other than doing some sharpening, and adjusting exposure, saturation..etc Im not too familiar with image processing...I know there is a curves function on PS and aperture, but Im not sure what it does or how to apply it..