W.I.P. School

This is my first image post. It is a work in progress. Just want to get my feet wet, as they say…
crits and comments welcome as I am trying and achieve a finished look.
My biggest concern is the darkness in the arched main entrance. is there any way to lighten that up a little without actually adding lights?
http://static.flickr.com/101/291714178\_585609d39f\_o.jpg

Good start. Your image is lacking contrast though. If you post your settings you probably will get some really good feed back here.

Thanks,
Here are my settings. I agree. I do need some pop. I’ll see what I can do.

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