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Nice idea. What worries me are the highlights in top right - they seem blown with a lack of detail. Having said that, the generally high key approach works well.

I don't exactly like the over exposed parts! More details would be better!

PDE

Your way of presentation in light, delicated tones is apparent here, but as noted, you have problem with burned highlights.

Would it be the time to learn new tricks, both in utilizing the features of your camera as well processing and editing the photos. All boils down how deep you wuold like to got to learn your tool, your camera, and how it helps you to get the most out of difficult scenes like this one. Other step being the technique how to get past the limits your tool has.

I see that this photo was shot in manual mode with exposure metering in pattern mode. Are you familiar of how the highlight based spot metering would handle similar scene compared to pattern? It would be handy to know how much positive exposure compensation you could allow on your camera to still capture details before all turns to blank white.

Then we have this feature called bracketing. As standard on cameras minimum three alternative shots are taken, plus/normal/minus, commonly +2...-2 in EV steps. Provided you knew how much exposure compensation you could set here to get the brightest illuminated areas well exposed in lovely light tones (shot in normal mode) there would be too much too dark areas compared to this version. Applying exposure bracketing without adjustment would be waste of effort: what would be the point in getting a -2EV exposure then? I would add to the base exposure first +2EV in order to get the -2EV to become 0EV, then the normal +/-0EV would become +2, etc. This doesn't mean the 2EV steps were the right choice, only hands-on experience based on alternative adjustments would give you alternatives. I have done some experiments with merging two photos as seen here. Such merged photos need some fine tuning, naturally...

Later on you could merge those photos, and keep in mind that the technique is not necessry HDR, but that's another story - told another time. If ever interested I could provide some links...