i agree the pics are way too dark. they didn't come out like i wanted. but i'm not a professional photographer. it was kinda a last minute thing. we got out of work and jay wanted to take pics so we drove downtown. My personal favorite is the one in front of the cotton club. the pics don't look that dark on my laptop, but im looking at them here at work and they are really dark. they were also taken w/ a cannon powershot A85