This is a photo from Beverly Beach in Oregon. I went with my dorm mates and it was just perfect timing. I just boosted the contrast a bit but this is more or less how it came out
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Composition: nice slightly off-center positioning of the setting sun. Good diagonals of the waterline draw the eye to the sunset.
Camera Work: (Focus/DOF/Exposure)- nice exposure and focus, with good detail on the water surface in the foreground.
Post Processing: you caught it all in the moment, doesn't look like it needed anything else.
Challenge: This fit the challenge, in my view (if you live near the beach). But I would have liked to see something else that gave it more context about the area. At the moment it's just a lovely sunset, I'd like to see more of what makes this Oregon beach spectacular.
My Opinion: A lovely photo. Nicely composed but a little on the ordinary side. I would have liked a little more inclusion of the area to help set the scene. Very good quality and you have good eye. Keep it up.
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Pleasant sunset. Unless you live under water, this doesn't quite meet the challenge, "Show us your village, town or city, from a new perspective." If this is from your living room window, a little frame or something to indicate it would help. Or the title should say something that indicates a village town city, imho.