It's unfortunate that this challenge came up after I left Africa. The African skies were like none I had ever seen before. So, I had to settle for some wispy clouds, venus, and a late sunset over the farmlands of Wisconsin (just not the same).
Post processing (Aperture):
* Crop
* Noise Reduction
* Decrease Exposure
* Increase Recovery
* Decrease Black Point
* Increase Brightness
* Increase Contrast
* Increase Saturation/Vibrancy
* Increase Highlights and Shadows
* Adjust Levels
* Increase Saturation of Orange slightly
* Edge Sharpen
* Spot touch to remove some house lights
* Export to 800px
* Desaturate and Levels adjust on the two pixel of venus (the resize caused it to nearly disapear) (Pixelmator)
* Export for Web (Pixelmator)
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