sunset over the gulf of mexico

[angeleyes216]

I took this photo on my last vacation to anna maria island florida..How could i make this even more dramtic?

[soxboston]

That's a very nice photo to begin with so I don't know how much more dramatic you can make it. To me the water seems sort of plain, so perhaps boosting the saturation might help. Play around with some settings in your image editor and get a feel for its potential in different areas.

[rowan]

This is a great shot of the sunset, so while I would normally recommend a graduated tint to really bring out the sun, I don't think it's neccessary, but it certainly adds drama. I just use picasa, and I think you only need to do a few things to really make it pop out. I think the first thing you should do is sharpen the image. That will bring out the water froth nicely. Then increase the shadows and color temperature in tuning and see if you like it.

[rowan]

Originally Posted by soxboston

To me the water seems sort of plain, so perhaps boosting the saturation might help.

In fact, I think color is really not contributing much to this picture, and you could try decreasing the saturation instead. You could try both and see which you like best.

[miles]

A bit of contrast would do this photo a lot. Nice shot.

[rlarsen]

Nice Photo. Love the sunset.

[Teewinot]

Simply lovely! A great capture indeed...

I would try boosting the contrast as suggested and see if that improves. I like the hints of color so it would be interesting to see if increasing saturation would be beneficial. Finally, the horizon is slightly tilted so I would rotate the photo a hair to the left (counterclockwise).

Nice shot and thanks for sharing!