Sunset over Mt. Tamalpais and Marin County from the Oakland Hills. The bright speck is the planet Venus. Perhaps not all that "creative" but I was up against the (soon to be delayed) deadline.
-Handheld
-Noise-reduction with PictureCooler
-RGB Curve
Cropped a tiny bit from bottom and left to get rid of a light right on the edge
-Resize for DPC
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 10/10 = 110kb
Resized original:
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Nice concept - it expresses the challenge subject well. Perhaps a location that didn't have the lights in the foreground would be better. Also,getting some more exposure into the foreground might make it pop as a transitional subject more - really highlight that change from light to dark.