A slight gripe though - just above the horizon, the clouds(?) made it appear posterized. Is it due to resizing?
No, there are actually small, lower clouds of a lighter color there. It doesn't work very well at thsi size, but it's not posterization. There's not much hue/sat work going on at all, the colors are pretty much out of the box. I did select the foreground and warm it up a tad, but the sky's pretty much as-seen.
I'm a sucker for these kinda shots - I love em!
The gradient in the skies turning from one colour to another is amazing.
A slight gripe though - just above the horizon, the clouds(?) made it appear posterized. Is it due to resizing?
So, so beautiful, as it is one of the most serene images I have seen for a long time..... Yes, it gets the "WOW" factor from me.....and also goes into "My Favorites" as well.....
I agree, I think the square crop would take away from the majesty of this shot. I always love to see a curved shorelines in beach landscapes. Fantastic capture and the colors just explode!
beautiful colours but what is that down in the lower right hand corner?
Huh! Good eye! I had to magnify this to see it. It's a fence post on one of many fences that catch the sand and help it drift instead of blow away. I'll clone it out when I print this one.