zakgil2005.11.16 [16:11]
The purpose of shooting a darker foreground at this moment is to get all the attention on the sunset lighting and to contrast with the sky, which give an impression of deepness and a better sense of last sunrays atmosphere.
Sergei2005.11.16 [10:34]
To my mind, it would be appreciably better to make an exposion measurement relatively the dark parts of the scene. Although such picture looks good too.