This is very similar to a shot I entered in the November Free study challenge, but taken a few moments earlier and without any exposure compensation.
Since I submitted the first shot in November, I have learned some new photoshop techniques for adjusting levels and curves on just specific areas of an image and how to make it look good. As a result, I was able to improve the brightness of the boat in the foreground and still maintain all of the detail in the sunrise. I also learned how to localize saturation and hue changes to bring out the color in the sunrise without making the boat and reeds a funny color. I like the results on this shot much better and I hope it scores higher with the voters as well.
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Stunning - and I'm so happy to see it again. The boat, the sky, the clouds - all come together for a stunning vignette of light and shadow. BRAVO!!! 10
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