Just a bale...

[Morkel Erasmus]

A marvelous sunset from last year's autumn on a local farmyard...

Your thoughts are most welcome.
I blended 2 exposures using the gradient masking tool in Photoshop (it was the easiest way due to the clear horizon band with nothing protruding into the top part of the exposure).

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 17mm
f11 | ISO-200

[Don Railton]

Hi Morkel.

Simple, but very nice... colours are all very complimentary in a nicely balance comp.. The horizon is not level but I guessing there is a slope in the plain. Only horizons on the ocean are level...

DON

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks Don. I should have stated that this area is pretty much all undulating grassland hillocks.
I leveld using the positioning of the bale and the immediate foreground layout.

[Rachel Hollander]

Morkel - Beautiful clouds and colors. I like the placement of the bale as well. It all works for me.:5

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

A very arresting image Morkel and the hay bale anchors things nicely. Cracking skyline!

Try adding a Levels adjustment of 226, just before the whites blow, mask and paint in the FG and arching grass, it just lifts things overall, then a channel overlay for the sky, it just enrichens it.

TFS
Steve

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Morkel, gorgeous color in the sky...love the way the clouds are moving diagonally to the upper right corner and the tone of the dried grasses and bale are perfect. Nicely done! I don't get to shoot hay bales over this way until late July or August.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Excellent scene, love the mood here, lovely rich coloured clouds and good blending. I think a bit more space on the left would have been nice but love warm light ESP in the FG, nice work Morkel.

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Morkel,

this looks very nice. I as well like the placement of the hay bales. The sky has beautiful colors.

Ciao
Anette

[John Ippolito]

Very nice comp, blending and the sky rocks.

[James Fuller]

What a fantastic sunset!!! Great job with the colors in this image.