Bad weather

[Pibe]

Hi , In this picture I am trying to do an HDR from one single RAW file and have been processing with Photomatix.Yours C&C are welcome.

raw12345__4 by Pibe14, on Flickr

[arith]

Looks nice as it is

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Miguel,

The result looks fairly natural for exposure.

The only thing that strikes me is the change of colour temperature across the sand; the left third/half of the image is 'warm' and well saturated (even in the shade) and the rest of the image, including the sunlit sea, is rather cooler and more subdued. I appreciate this might have been deliberate to 'reflect' the sky above, but it somehow looks unnatural (to me at least).

It is quite a pleasing composition, I might suggest a few odds and ends in some places might be usefully cloned out.

The horizon is level, always good to see

I'd like to go there though

[Pibe]

Looks nice as it is

Thanks Steve, I feel glad that you like it.
Miguel

[Pibe]

Hi Miguel,

The result looks fairly natural for exposure.

The only thing that strikes me is the change of colour temperature across the sand; the left third/half of the image is 'warm' and well saturated (even in the shade) and the rest of the image, including the sunlit sea, is rather cooler and more subdued. I appreciate this might have been deliberate to 'reflect' the sky above, but it somehow looks unnatural (to me at least).

It is quite a pleasing composition, I might suggest a few odds and ends in some places might be usefully cloned out.

The horizon is level, always good to see

I'd like to go there though

Thanks Dave for expressing your opinion. The picture doesn’t have retouching (normally I do it). It is as it left the camera. I am going to follow your suggestion.
Miguel
PD: Sorry for my English, I am trying to improve