Faulty Perception

I went to the city on Thursday to see a photographic exhibit with Stan.  Penn Station is on 32nd Street and the gallery is on 18th Street and a few blocks west.  So I decided to walk to the gallery instead of taking a subway.   I was walking down Eighth avenue, with my camera at the ready.  I saw this man on his phone and was taken with his dark clothing and all the storefronts were dark as well.  I walked past him, and then thought, "What are you, an idiot?  Go back and shoot that!"  So after I passed him I turned around and headed back up the avenue and when I got about 40 feet past him, I stopped, turned around and made about 5 or 6 shots of the scene.  I liked that the entire photograph would be dark because of the man's chothing and the storefronts.  They call this a "low key" photograph because it is mainly made up of just the darker tones.  So I think it is a bit interesting, but I don't know.  But, imagine my surprise when I came home and started editing this image...

I was stunned!  Yes, the storefront was dark but it was lit by bright sunlight!  And I never noticed that!  I was in shock that my photograph was not all "low key."  So there are ways to fix this.  In the days of film, when making a print you can "burn in" brighter areas to darken them down.  So that's what I did with this photograph, and I darkened all the sunlit areas.  And I like my final result but I am still in shock that I did not SEE this when I took the picture.  Thought you would find this explanation interesting.