Wow Phil, those are awesome! The first one looks a little too red...er, something is off. Maybe it's too dark and too colorful, simultaneously? The top of the image is so dark that it feels like the color shouldn't be that intense up there. I dunno, I'd try to play with it a little more. Love the second one too.
These are a single shot - not blends. I did use a 2 stop soft lee grad. Both have the reds toned now 10%. It was that colorful with the reds and reflected light. I will see if I can light up the top sky of #1, but I thought it looks more like it was on my original.
These are a single shot - not blends. I did use a 2 stop soft lee grad. Both have the reds toned now 10%. It was that colorful with the reds and reflected light. I will see if I can light up the top sky of #1, but I thought it looks more like it was on my original.
Phil, I was going to say, it looks like the effects of a grad. I've always thought this can look as unnatural as any modern pp technique (even Rowell published some shots with this look). Just thought I'd throw in my two cents. I think if you brightened it up a bit it would look more natural and still retain that awesome color.
#1 is excellent!