Opinions on this sunset please?

[katahdin]

After I got home I started wondering if this would have been better with the land in silhouette. What do you folks think?

[milosh]

I think it's working fine as it is... If the land were in silhouette, it would draw attention and bring up questions like "what's down there..". This way, it offers just the right amount of detail, not too much to steal the attention and compete with the sky, but enough to satisfy a curious mind.

[windrider86]

what were your camera settings? (exif)

[katahdin]

Sorry, Windrider86.
NIKON D90, f11, 1/15, ISO 200, -0.3exp, 18mm, matrix metering.
Thanks, Milosh!

[AndrewPDX]

I like the sky and the hints of the reflection in the water, but there's something about that entire lower left quarter of the image that bothers me. It feels kind of "blah" compared to the rest of the space (which makes sense, since it is just a pile of rocks and the rest of the image has so much more going on). It's not that bad, it's just a fairly large piece of real estate in the image that doesn't add a lot. Still, I definitely like the other 75% of the shot! Nice work.

[dbright007]

^^^ Yep, beautiful shot but I would crop the mud out of the bottom.
It does add a distinct, interesting look - but first thought was it just distracts.

[katahdin]

Excellent critique...thanks guys. Yes, I agree, the mud has to go!

[Jonbar18]

It's fine without the shilouette, but it might help to bring down the brightness a bit (the whole thing) Maybe a little more contrast too.