Red Glow over Lorne Pier

ChristopherJAshdown

a version that's toned down a little...

Doug Solis

I really like this composition and pano perspective, its a beautiful sunset for sure. I would be tempted to reduce the saturation a bit as the reds and blues look too intense. There should be plenty of color left to make this an outstanding shot. IMHO

Eia

Gorgeous color - from deep rich red to cool blue. The little bit of reflection in the pools is nice.

FlyNavy

Amazing photo. Nice job!

wolf911

Beautiful colors

ChristopherJAshdown

Thanks for all the comments.

I've had a bit of feedback that the colors are too much, so I've re-visited the pp and toned it down a little - posted with original version above.

NorthernFocus

Great composition and good use of pano format. The colors are beautiful. I like the second version because it brings out a bit more detail in the foreground. Nicely done

DeVerm

I love the photo but do not prefer the toned-down version. We live on a boat and see these skies very often... they really are that red and saturated, which is why I don't like to see that changed.

Contrary to my wish to keep things as natural as possible as described above, I do not like the dark foreground either, and recently started experimenting with different techniques to deal with this issue (and I am a noob with all of these PP tools!)

If you look at the first/original version, you can see that the red & blue sky colors are reflected in the foreground. The desaturation takes much of that color away.

Forgive me for "playing" a bit with your photo but I couldn't stop myself... here, instead of toning it down, I compressed the tone a bit. Look at the colors that reveal themselves in the foreground! I overdid it here just to show my point. A little less compression combined with some masked brightening of the foreground would lead to a better image than the desaturated one... for my ever changing personal taste of course!

ciao!
Nick.

eoren1

Nice shot! Love the composition. Great light/colors. I prefer the first as the second feels just a bit flat to me. I've looked at this shot a few times but didn't want to comment until I had a chance to look at it on a calibrated monitor. The first really comes to life now.