Blue Dreams
by illini75

Comment by flaherma:
Blue ribbon? Hope so, this is gorgeous!

New Day, New Year, New Hope
by illini75

Comment by Beetle:
In 'real life", that must have been an absolutely breathtaking scene, the colours and sun rays are pretty spiffy!! Pity it is so impossible to capture all of the magic in a photograph.

I'm a bit bothered by the noise (and the big dustbunny blob near the center), and VERY bothered by the crooked horizon, which is such an easy thing to fix, it should never be overlooked.

A further improvement would have been finding some "subject" for the foreground...... some people, a big rock, a large twisted piece of driftwood.... just something other than water and sky.

New Day, New Year, New Hope
by illini75

Comment by hahn23:
Beautiful light. However, it is a big deal to have an unlevel horizon. The distraction overwhelms the magnificent scene.

Blue Dreams
by illini75

Comment by WHMphotography:
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New Day, New Year, New Hope
by illini75

Comment by kiwinick:
nice sunset shot most of the interest in the cloud formation

Practice More with Lighting
by illini75

Comment by grahamgator:
Nice lighting.

Steely Eyed
by illini75

Comment by riot:
Impactful subject, but would have been better without the bit of motion blur, and with less centred composition. Sharpening halos are especially visible around the left edge of the bird's plumage, too.

Practice More with Lighting
by illini75

Comment by vawendy:
Nicely done -- Let's work on it together! How did you avoid hot spots, or did you fix them in post?

Blue Dreams
by illini75

Comment by kiwinick:
Spot on the Button great image

New Day, New Year, New Hope
by illini75

Comment by Cyrilda:
So far, this is the one that really catches my eye. I would hang this in my house. The colors are perfect and the composition could not be better. 10