Lower New York Bay Sunset 04

3rd edition. Thank you for your time and comments.

Thanks everyone for the previous feedbacks. This is the final edition.

Great photo. Very nice for my eyes :) beautiful colors especialy on the sky. Regards.

Striking complementary colors, nice quality of soupiness of the water.

Excellent post-processing work!

Perfecta luz, color y bello encuadre,,,saludos,,6/6.http://www.hectorbrandan.com/images/julio-carmona.gif

 

 

Beautifully taken and processed. Flawless light, tones and composition. A jewel.

This is very nice! The light, colour, and composition are wonderful. I noticed you used 3 filters. Why? With the sun as low as it is, wouldn't the circular polorizer simply act as a neutral density filter? Since this is PS'd, couldn't you achieve the same results with white balance manipulation or other PS attributes? BTW, the 4 images showing your process are a superb learning tool. Thanks. (Isn't it time for Brooklyn to bring back the Dodgers?)

Thanks again for the comments. Hi David, the circular polarizer not only cut the reflection from the surface of the water, but also avoid the over exposure at the lower half. I am using the cheapest DSLR and Grad Gray filters, but the CPL is the most expensive one from Hoya. The multi-coating can reduce the lens flares and ghosting (none on this shot). The only PS filter that I used is the USM, the rest was done during the RAW conversion, changed the temperature, tint, saturation and hue on each channel, didn't touch the exposure. The colors can't get alone that easy, and you have to watch the noise level as well. Neat Image won't work in this case. Walter and Vincent know the real PS tricks.

The data:

Temperature: 3050

Tint: -15

Exposure: 0.00

Shadows: 5

Brightness: 15

Contrast: +25

Saturation: +100

Shadow Tint: 0

Red Hue: +100

Red Saturation: -75

Green Hue: 0

Green Saturation: +25

Blue Hue: -25

Blue Saturation: +100

No clue about the Dodgers, have to ask my 8 years old nephew.