yeh, it was quite difficult to make it lighter. its the first photo i ever developed! i did have a lighter version, but it was too light, i needed one in between but had no time! :?
i like the highlights on the rocks but it is a little dark. i know you're shooting a slr but do you have a photoediting software? if so, you may be able to tweak it a bit where needed.
im not too good on photoshop yet but heres what ive done. its not changed much, i kept the sky how it was (thanks jon :thumbsup: ) and just basically put the brightness up on everything else.