The extreme tonal range of this image makes it a tough shot for many digicams, which is precisely why I set it up this way, and why I shoot it with no fill flash or reflector to open the shadows.
(This is a very difficult blue for many digicams to get right ... a good bit more generous than Kodak's own rating of 11.2 feet at wide angle and 6.6 feet at telephoto. Below is the flash range ...