First PP of a Sky View

[James Schneider]

I actually attempted to do a bracket set for this but didn't have my tripod with me, so I had to hand shoot this. I was attempting to make a HDR but other shots where really offset from this so the trees and main cloud would have been off.
So here's the Before

This is the after with about 10 min of PS CS5 editing.

any feedback would be great
Camera: Nikon D90
Nikon 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX
Focal Length: 52mm
F-stop: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/60 secs.
ISO Speed: ISO-160
Aperture Priority
Shot in Raw used As shot for editing
Any Feedback welcomed

[williamawalker]

Much better than the original, IMO. The black area in the bottom left is a bit distracting, but I'm not really sure what you could do with it in the final image.

I've edited a few with the same color range and exposure as the final image. I really like the way they turn out with the orange tint sky. Here is an example of an image I did as far as the coloring goes. I ended up with no detail in the foreground as well. I hate the lack of detail but like the color in the sky. You have alot smaller of an area that lacks detail though. I prefer your final.


Flower Silhouette by WilliamAWalker, on Flickr