Thank you. I think we humans visually perceive in a higher dynamic range than the camera does (or at least my camera!), so sometimes, if not overdone, HDR processes can help restore what we saw. I did try some HDR, and some other kinds of blending of multiple exposures to compensate for running out of room on the camera's dynamic range, but didn't get the results I wanted, so reverted to this single capture and just tinkered till I got something that seemed like what I saw. The strong noon sun was actually penetrating the leaves giving a beautiful glow underneath the canopy, that is what I was trying to convey.