Very lovely sunset photo,the sun is very nice,pleasant golden color too.I have a sunset photo with a golden color too.

Was your friend a golden retriever? lol If so, it retrieved a glorious photo. Nice post Sara.

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Ok, perhaps your best shot yet. A few suggestions? Run it through a program like NeatImage to get rid of the trace of noise in the sky. Somewhat tough lighting, but watch your focus...the right side is mighty soft. Lastly, take a series of shots (if you didn't already), or consider a crop to move the sun off center. Putting 1/3 of the way through the photo will increase interest.

Now that I've bashed the hell out of it, let me say that you obviously put some forethought into the composition, it is nicely done overall. The sun is well captured, and the lighting is nice. The clouds show well the typical overcast January weather and the silhouttes to the left are crisp and in focus.

Nice improvement Sara.

Rich

It's a lovely evening sky. You captured the ambiance and mood very well. Rich has some good pointers there too.

A good evening shared with a friend under a moody winter sky... I like the promise of the golden sun despite January and the clouds... A belated welcome to Caedes and... Rich has some excellent suggestions. ;-))
mary

A beautiful sunset with lots of warmth ... I like that. I love the muted colors in the sky & the silhouettes set the sky off nicely. Like Rich mentioned I notice a little noise. Very nicely captured Sara ... keep 'em coming.