Value seems to enhance the photos. With the first photo, the hand reaching up, the sun is the light source which brought forth more dramatic lighting. The second one wiht the swings has a flashlight I set up in a tree as the light source. It's dimmer than the sun, but I feel it's enough light to increase drama a bit. I also had to pay attention to timing to get the swings where I wanted them. The same holds true with the other swingset photo, it's just shot at a different angle. With the photo of my basement, I think the flashlight was too bright, and blurred the image.