CajonPhotog Loc: Shreveport, LA

Dandee, I have Photoshop CS-5. The HDR toning window is an adjustment that lives in a group with Shadows/Highlights, and Variations. It is not an "adjustment layer", you get to by going "Image" < "Adjustments" < "HDR Toning". High HDR adjusting can turn a decent picture into a hideous mess, so you need to be gentle with it.

Mercer Loc: Houston, TX, USA

Red sky at night; sailor's delight. A delightful photo, thanks. :thumbup:

RichieC Loc: Adirondacks

Half way between this vers and the first... You are getting the blue in there, contrast in the clouds, but with the increased contrast- I am able to "tell". For me, the too solid black boat driver is now where my eye travels. I don;t feel the sun's glare "wrap" around him like in the original . I suppose the effect of the sun means some glow needs to remain- softening the edges.

;0)

Good Job!

jam Loc: Beaufort, NC

Been gone for a short time. Thanks for all of the comments.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

I do most of my photo editing with CS6 and NIK Software. I used Viveza2, with several control points to do the following. For the sun, I increased saturation, but made it bit darker, reduced contrast. There was a hot spot in the water from the sun reflection which I desaturated then darkened. In the blue of the clouds I lighted them up just a bit and increased their structure and saturation. I then switched to Color Efex Pro 4, and stacked 3 presets: in the first, I used a White Neutralizer to set automatic light balance. I then used Pro Contrast and used the Dynamic Contrast slider to separate the contrast out just a bit. I ended up with Darken/Lighten center to place an artificial light source in the sun's reflection in the water. It was already bright, but this served to darken the edges just a bit in a very feathered fashion, to give the photo almost a 3D effect. I then returned to CS6 and used the Layer Opacity slider to "dial back" the effects I had just produced, blending it in with original photo. Finally, I added a matte.

I must admit that I found the original photo quite satisfying as presented.

Variation 1 on Home town Sunset