Hmm, looked up the word 'dramatic' in the dictionary ... did you give them permission to use your image here?

:oP

Kidding, kidding ... but, not about the drama factor. And not the least with respect to that of your camera position and place at the time.

Caveats?

Lil' slant to the horizon.

And I am unsure what image editing software you have at your disposal, so, just going to forge ahead with a suggestion.

Tony Kuyper Photography - Tutorials

In particular, the "Luminosity Masks".

Mentioned as I believe/think ... you could get some more detail out of the clouds surrounding the light burst. Nit picking at best, really.

Or ... a tutorial from our beloved site, written by Phil; aka philcUK:

"Faking the HDR thing..."


/\ For your creative consideration then.

And ... nice shot. :o)

Very lovely picture.
Straight into my faved.
Congrats.
Ed.

Thanks for the feedback, tips, and ideas! I really appreciate it. I'm using Picasa...it's no Photoshop, but the price is right. I also use NeatImage (as needed), as Picasa can really mangle a photo.

Great cloud capture! Very dramatic. :)