First and foremost, this is not an HDR photo. Trust me, it's not. :)

And yeah, the sun is still high up in the sky. Time was around 1830 hours. :p

Setup:
Nikon D200
Tokina 12-24mm
Aperture Mode
f/11
b+w CPL
Tripod
Wet legs up to knee level
Bare footed (As everyone can see...I left my footprints in the image :D)
A bit of a sunburn

Processing Technique:
No HDR done
Lots and lots of hardwork