Originally Posted by Bobster
both pics of stonehenge are really badly exposed (your camera has metered using the sky for exposure..)
salisbury catherdral is a different matter because you took it with the sun behind you..
While I know it's basic advice to take photos with the sun behind you if you 'need' to take a shot into the light are there some good guidelines to follow to get the best out of a bad shot? Like menthel I've taken a few 'holiday snaps' that needed a severe amount of photoshopping to bring out the detail because I've been a donkey and photographed into the sun (but sometimes that's the angle you want / the only opportunity to do so)