Sunset over West Pier Brighton

A sunset capture over the ruins of West Pier in Brighton. Thanks for

your comments. Enjoy

Isabella--I was browsing through top rated photos and I think this shot is very underappreciated. Your colors and saturation are outstanding but at the same time pretty realistic. Furthermore, the image tells a story. If you wanted this image to be ranked in the top couple for the day you've have to do 2 things (in my humble opinion)--1) crop off part of the sky or better yet, shift your composition down a bit. 2) Use ND grad filters or multiple exposures and blending to get some detail out of your foreground. If I see correctly, it looks like there are rocks in the foreground which would make this image outstanding. If you want to know what I mean (or what I have in mind) take a look at the PN page of David Clapp and go to his folder entitled "The Sea." You'll see some amazing sunset images with the horizon high in the shot and some great detail in foreground rocks. Overall though, this image is still underappreciated...very well done!

I agree with Tyler regarding cropping a portion of the sky and getting more detail (light) in the foreground via a GND or blending of multiple exposures. However, I think the saturation is over the top and not at all close to reality; it needs to be toned down a bit (IMO).

Thanks for your comments and helpful advice. An ND filter is next on the purchasing list of essentials. A note on the saturation - I was lucky with this shot in that I picked a night where I was treated to a spectacular sunset and so I didn't adjust the saturation much at all. I agree a better crop cutting out some of the top portion of the sky would suit this well so watch this space for a repost!

That's a problem with the digital age -- an uncommon and spectacular natural phenomenon will become suspect by viewers who weren't there. I'm constantly asked if my prints of photos are "real" or whether it's something I did to them in the computer. I find that to be a sad situation for those who do not alter their photos except to correct for sensor limitations.