I have thought a lot about this on my own and I came to the conclusion, for landscapes especially, I simply don't care for wraps... I love a properly matted and framed image as large as possible on the glossiest best paper possible... wide, double mat, museum rag, white on white - 4 -6 - or best-8 ply.. with an old fashioned walnut frame. It makes the image look important, valuable, and I think it gives the illusion of a window, like you could stick your head into it and look around. A gallery wrap... and this is merely my opinion, is kinda cheap looking, an opinion formed probably because I have seen them in retail stores for wall decorations and such... and breaks the illusion of a window into that world... and i know how much they cost- thus why they do it... I hate cheap matting and framing even worse though. Wraps are, however, economical- and in certain circumstances, can be very effective and desirable. Framing, mounting, matting, glazing, is far from cheap and most people don't value it as much as they should.

Therefore- I understand your mock-up/layout.... would not choose a black core beveled mat.. but I am betting neither will you :)

All our monitors are calibrated, and this is a beautiful shot. We live in the area, and our sunrises and sunsets get to the point that we have to knock down the brilliant reds in the clouds and light off of the mountains at times. There are times the sunsets are so intense, the whole valley gets a cast even in the shadow areas. Also, the sky at these altitudes does become a very intense blue at times, yours is just right. Wouldn't mess with it a bit. I really like the 3d effect you got. I think it is a winner as is.

Ron

I know galleries recommend presenting with white mats and black frames. I, personally, don't like that presentation as I find it too stark. This is a lovely image. and I think using other than black and white might actually present it better. As to the saturation, this looks quite real. Every now and then God saturates the colours. When He does, why should we tone it down? I really dislike oversaturation. But when it's the natural colour, it's quite striking. And as I always say to my clients, "and that saturation is REAL, not computer imposed!"

What a great sky. I am somewhat hypersensitive to photos that strike me as over saturated, and contrary to many of the comments so far, this one didn't push that button. I think that the reason for that could be that I keep my monitor brightness at 50%, or there about, having learned that that gave me the best indication of what the print will look like on paper, and in my case mostly with B/W. Years ago I read that Canon colors needed to be corrected with a little nudge in color balance towards cyan, and I did agree that that slight adjustment made the difference, at least using the early 60D, but I kept that in mind through a succession of Canon bodies, and the bulk of my work was done using the 5D!! with the 24-105. I think the slight cyan shift is valid with that body as well, but Im no kind of expert about it. Anyway, you know you are living right when you get that kind of sky for that kind of landscape. Really a nice shot. Im sure that once you get your printer going you will get the feedback you need.

I am an ANTI FRAME guy. Your beautiful open space photo is jailed by a double black frame.. Yuck.

Suggestion: Gallery [mirrored edge] Wrap and mount on hardboard. I then use 3/4 blocks from Ebay to stand out from wall. I use on one resize.

https://www.breathingcolor.com/blog/how-to-create-a-mirrored-edge-for-a-gallery-wrap/?utm_campaign=youtube&utm_source=description&utm_medium=youtube&utm_term=14-04-photoshop-mirror-edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJRb6jJgzY&t=187s

I can see why the others think it's a bit too ramped up, but I can also see why you'd want to keep the ambient tint and strong colouring. I think part of the problem may be the contrast that the bluer parts of the sky create. There's strong colouring and strong contrast colour-wise. One possibility might be to tint-shift blue towards purple a smidge, which would ease the contrast a bit while helping the sky to merge into the ambient purple. Haven't tried it so that may be a load of tosh .

Thank you. The reason I asked is because of the oft-discussed "saturation issue" And in follow-ups, marketability - what is popular currently.

I find your photo to be very striking, particularly the cloud patterns, but the colors on my uncalibrated Chromebook are a little overpowering. Obviously this is a personal preference observation, but also speaks to the challenge of when - if ever - one should adjust reality.

If you have the time, I'd love to hear your experience with public perceptions and expectations as they've developed over the years (it's hard to find black velvet Elvis art anymore!).