* Greetings from the Critique Club *
First of all, I'd like to say that this is an unusually captivating sunset shot! I love the colors and reflections. The colors seem natural and not overprocessed (which is a real compliment these days!).
Secondly, I'd like to add that I think the focus could be better overall. I understand that in these types of shots, clarity is not necessarily the foremost thought (and shouldn't necessarily be), but I think that the lack of focus on the "mainland" is a little distracting. Don't get me wrong, it is still pretty good, I just think that is one area in which you might be able to improve on an already good image.
Thirdly, I'd suggest a different crop on this particular image. The real focus and meaning (IMHO) of this shot is the sunset, so why not crop out some of the incidental landscape on the bottom of the shot. It doesn't really add to the image - it's mostly dark anyway. I think you should leave just enough of the "land" to elicit a feeling of "earth", then concentrate on the beautiful spectacle that is the sunset and it's radiant colors.
I think you have two routes that you could go here... One is embracing the vastness of the sky and capitalizing on its various colors and brightness; the other is cropping out everything above the dark clouds you already have oulined in your color saturation selections.
Either way, I think you can improve on the impact your image represents by bringing out those warm sunset tones in the particular areas you choose to show.
Please don't get me wrong... I think that your current image has a LOT of merit and is extremely pleasing AS IS. I'm just trying to constructively comment on an already pleasant picture.
Just my 2 cents...
Jimmy
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