Chauseestr. Berlin

thanks for your replay, the image evolved to this by now i am aiming at late afternoon

I'd also like to hear pro opinions on the balancing issue, interesting. To improve this image you could try the following: I suppose it is daytime, morning perhaps? If it is daylight the shadows should be sharper, now if it is morning light I'd color the sunlight more yellow. I believe the lighting is the main issue. You could dirt up some of your textures, esp the asphalt needs a couple of dirt passes, bump map? Add some brighter reflections of more preferably interior detail to the beige building, it looks sort of abandoned as is Just my 2 cents, good luck Tom