It may have some technical issues, but I love the feeling of this shot. I feel like I'm there about to step out into the light and see... Who knows? Well done.

i like the feeling of this pic

As everyone sayed there is a nice feeling, but the reflection off the water is way to much,at least you tried.

Just a little different angle might have helped with this image. Might have taken away some of the glare. Gives one a hopeful feeling and warmness. Thanks for sharing.

well i know what a deer in headlights feels like, cant seem to look away now,lol. like others have said, the shot could have had a little more clarity or depth... might be at a cost of the glare though, personally i like that part. well done

A nice idea, but unfortunately it doesn't meet its full potential simply because a camera can't cope with such a huge range of contrast. The camera has attempted to cope with the glare of the bright light, but in consequence much of the detail of the more shaded areas is lost and/or is suffering from image noise. The way to take a scene like this is to use a tripod and take several identically positioned shots at different exposures, then combine them using HDR software in combination with a good photo editing package (such as Photoshop Elements). Even so, such enormously bright lighting is a challenge. As has already been said, partially masking the light by shifting to a better position may help, as this reduces the range of contrast.
If anything, this demonstrates how much better our eyes are at coping with contrast than is a camera - wish that cameras would catch up!
Hope this helps and please do keep trying.

I was going to say that the bright light overpowers the rest of the shot and that it is overexposed, but krt above me sounds like he knows a heck of a lot more than I do.

One thing I've learned. Keep trying. Listen to the comments and try to improve with each shot. I've submitted what I thought were interesting experiments only to get blasted. One thing I insist upon is positive commentary. If nobody tells you what right or wrong and simply says "Nice Shot" you'll never learn anything.

So keep it up.

Roger