Stormy Sunset over Lindy Point

Hi there, nice image of this location. The color looks quite nice down in the valley, which is rather unusual in my experience as this area turns a lot later than the rest of the area. Anyways, I really like the shape and texture of the clouds, particularly the pointed on leading up from the upper left corner. Processing wise, it does look a bit crunchy ... perhaps the compression is just a touch too strong on this JPEG, or maybe its oversharpened just a bit. I'd also consider brightening the darks just a touch. And finally, I'd like to see just a touch more space on the left of the pillar.

Chris Kayler wrote:Hi there, nice image of this location. The color looks quite nice down in the valley, which is rather unusual in my experience as this area turns a lot later than the rest of the area. Anyways, I really like the shape and texture of the clouds, particularly the pointed on leading up from the upper left corner. Processing wise, it does look a bit crunchy ... perhaps the compression is just a touch too strong on this JPEG, or maybe its oversharpened just a bit. I'd also consider brightening the darks just a touch. And finally, I'd like to see just a touch more space on the left of the pillar.

Chris, appreciate your feedback!!! 

Great points by Chris.
Was a grad used here?

John Labrenz wrote:Great points by Chris.
Was a grad used here?

Hi John,

It is a HDR image created by processing a set of 5 bracketed images.

Killer clouds, great colors. The rock looks a bit like it wasn't sharp enough and then sharpened to try to rescue it. The later shot you posted is definitely better.