Thanks Pan. It is not an HDR photo, just some routine dodging and burning in Lightroom. This particular shot is across the stream, and bog, from a prominent cranberry farmer's (and Forest Fire Service warden) farm. His family dates back to 1829 in the pines. He grows the best cranberries and blueberries in the state. The current and historic cranberry bogs define the character of the Pinelands. It is hard to imagine how boring the woods would be without them.
I'm glad you survived your "North By Northwest" incident!