[b.van_der_dylan]

First time I tried a filter in photoshop ( warm filter ) with this shot
not much of a sun set
the white flowering tree on lhs is the wild pear ( Dombeya rotundifloia ) - I especially love this tree because it flowers when the rest of the bush is brown and dry

[Boofers]

The sunset light pulls you right around the corner, your filter gives it a realistic feel. I would have been temped to mask the white back in slightly in the tree..But thats what I will use filters in PS for even though I don't use them much. This is a very good effect. It's like my favorite time of day. The sun will go down, then reflected light bouncing off the hemisphere will follow right behind giving you some very soft lighting to work with.

[JMitchell]

Like this one, but agree about masking back the white.
Also, you didn't happen to place the pear tree against the sunset or do something with it at all did you? I feel it's a little lost here and wondered if you'd singled it out in another shot?

[Markulous]

I think there are two pics here but both involving the pear tree (which is the interesting and more unique feature) with the sky acting in a support role. In the existing comp, I'd have liked to have seen more sky along the top - probably by taking the pic from a lower perspective (keeping the pear tree against the contrasting green BG). But the 2nd shot is more like this:



Crop, slight dodge of pear tree, small levels adjustment

[JMitchell]

Very nice indeed Mark, really what I meant

[b.van_der_dylan]

once again brilliant posts - thanks guys

masking back white - good call Steven

sorry Jack/Mark no other shots - my mistake , the tree does deserves a bit more space / less cluttered bg

some food for thought - this is what I love , hearing other points of view

[j sotelo]

I do like the cropped version but I think they're both too warm.