Mark7829 wrote:
There is no question #2 because of the detail in the sky. However that makes much of the rest of the image too dark. This is easily corrected in PS. In the future , faced with the same situation, drop in an ND Grade hard filter or in PS apply a ND effect on the sky. You can also shoot HDR for better overall exposure.
HDR or, if using a Nikon, high ADL would be better because the GND would also darken the towers. And you want the water toned down too in the first exposure.