Tim
An excellent set of shots – I envy your expertise and access!
I do however; wish the moaners/critics would keep quiet if they think a shot is not of the quality that THEY expect. Depending what they intend to do with what they see, are they just looking, admiring, or criticising etc. If the latter there is an easy answer; download the picture in question and adjust to taste using a relatively simple photo editing program.
Witness Tim’s very good original
And as adjusted by simply lightening the shadows as below
