Cimmerian Sunset

[Judy Howle]

Just Fractalius on a duplicate layer with slightly lowered opacity.

[Indranil Sircar]

Nice effect, Judy. Those approaching clouds look ominous! Interesting fract effect with those dark line. I like the overall effect of balancing the darkness one one end and sky peeking through the clouds. Nicely done.

[Richard Lovison]

Judy,

Love the drama in this one as well as the composition. If it were mine, I might bring up the shadows just a bit in the clouds to the left. Love how the light peaks through to just light up that small patch of water.

Richard

[denise ippolito]

Judy-Smoke on the Water! I love this one. The color peeking out is wonderful. Richard makes a good suggestion regarding the shadows. Lovely!

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Judy, love the fract effect on this one, very cool. I like Denise'e "Smoke on the Water" description. The only thing I would change is to clone out the one reddish bright spot in the lower left region. very nicely done!

[Judy Howle]

Thanks everyone! I reworked it and lightened the right side, removed the orange spot (don't know how I missed that!) and punched up the color a bit.

[Brendan Dozier]

Judy, that is awesome! I am a fan of this and your flames in the sky one you did. Smoke on the water is good for this one and I thought of Bad Company's "Burnin Sky" song for your other one. This is a really nice comp, and repost does look even better. Just the right touch with the fractilius!

[Judy Howle]

Thanks Brendan! That would have been the perfect name.

[Bob Pelkey]

Interesting image. I think a heavy crop from the top creating a pano, with the horizon say in the bottom third, will give much greater emphasis and power to the beautiful light in the distance.