Key West Golden Sunset

Not sure if a Sunset would be catagorized as landscape, however

would love your input. ~ Many thanks.

Yes, this belongs to Landscape...or Seascape:)

The sky is captured brilliantly with perfect exposure here.

Have you tried making the sea a touch brighter with post-editing?

Well shot regardless.

Taking pictures of the sun isn't healthy for the sensor, I heard ND filters may help to protect it, but I'm not sure is it true!

Warm regards Tracey!

PDE

You have an exceptionally nice sky, with a great variety of cloud shapes and densities -- that alone is quite striking.  The foreground is so minimally lit that it's hard to tell what I'm seeing.  My preference would be to lighten it enough so that the viewer can more easily tell that it's water.  Otherwise, I might consider reducing the foreground to black and cropping a bit of it.  However, I have a feeling there is enough light there for you to recover some detail.

Thank you for your ideas....since I'm not well seasoned, I'm not sure how much editting is acceptable.... Will definitely try ti lighten the water!

Trust me, the amount of processing is completely up to you, as long as you like the result.  Some will have very minimal processing, others will be a poster child for processing.  Each will have its admirers and detractors.

Hi Tracey,

Just a touch brighter on the water will do - so the viewer doesn't have to look hard to figure out what it is.

Here's an example of how I would like to see it...just another perspective.

 

I think Victor has made a very good adjustment.  You should try several variations of your own and pick one that works best for you.