Thanks for the advice Dave...I tend to get burn and dodge tool crazy, I guess you could say...lol! I will see what I can do to fix it, or maybe I can make it so it is more of a sunset/evening scene, so the shadows will need to be dark anyway. I began on my sketch for the next person in my class, and when I get the chance I will post it online...
~CGPMaya84 (also DragonTU84 from SimplyPhotoshop and CPAnimate84 from SimplyMax)