Beach Sunset

[Marko]

Please critique on anything but especially colour.
many thanks!

[Alex Wilson]

I think I like it better with the sky cropped down to just above the trees.

Colour looks fine. Overall a good image, but nothing in it grabbing me to make it great.

[Marko]

Like this? Interesting. Thx!

[Alex Wilson]

That's better, I like that much more... with landscapes I find if either to foreground or the sky isn't really interesting, it's best to crop, especially if the horizon is too central.

[Mad Aussie]

I think the original would look better if the sky were more dramatic. Maybe even more saturated colours.

The large rock in centre of frame blends intothe rocks in the background. I'd have tried to avoid that I think. Either a lower angle to make the rock protrude into the sky or a higher angle so we see water between the rock and the background.

Love the misty look to the island.

Colour wise I think it looks fine even though I said I thought a bit of saturation might help the sky a bit.

[tirediron]

I like the original composition much better, but agree, a more dramatic sky would have helped. I'm thinking two stops of G-ND and a grad sunset would have really made things pop. Nice capture.

[kat]

Hmm..maybe it's me but I like it just the way it is. There is a softness to it that the color makes right (to my eyes). Yes, more dramatic sky would be neat with wild clouds and stuff but I like this. Get that sense of after storm, day ending peace.

[F8&Bthere]

I like the original composition much better...

I agree. For once I'm going to get along with the widely accepted composition guidelines and say that I personally like the original post with the horizon around the 2/3 mark and more sky showing.