[doctorjames]

Good effort, certainly a difficult shot to 'get right' when you are learning a new camera. One of the joys of the DSLR is not having to wait days or weeks to see your results, so you can at least remember yuor thoughts at the time.

I would suggest that the shot is a little underexposed as a whole, although you may end up losing the detail in the sky if deliberately increasing the exposure to bring out the detail in the foreground.

I would recommend shooting in RAW if you can, and its then often possible to bring back this lost detail and adjust as appropriate (I use adobe Lightroom for this).

The other option would be to think about HDR in this instance, although probably not a good idea if you are just starting out with the camera to be honest.

I holeheartedly agree with Rolling Stone, in that aside from driving rain as a beginner (you will wreck your kit) you shouldnt see light levels as poor, just as offering different opportunities!

Happy to explain further if you wish, feel free to private message me.