Merced Sunset

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Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

I was shooting at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge a few years back and managed to get this sunset shot at the end of a fine visit.

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Cropping? Brightness? Contrast?

Technical Details

D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, hand held, 1/1000th, f 10.0, 660mm, ISO 180, cropped to 5568 x 3712

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Dave: Good choice on your exposure. The sky color is great and the birds add a lot IMO. Well done. >=))>

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Dave, this is a fine sunset. The sky’s colors look good, you handled the sun’s brightness well with the layers and bird adding extra touches. I have somewhat mixed feelings about the darkest strip of land at the bottom, it does add another layer, but I think having the misty trees as the bottom might be nice.