Cumbria sunset and now sunrise added

[KMRennie]

This one is a bit Lord of the Rings. Just a tiny fall of snow, now melted. This was shot about 30 min after sunset. I eagerly await some real snow this winter. Ken

[Kevin Gallagher]

 Outstanding Ken!!

  Kevin in CT

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

+1

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

+2.

[Peter McLennan]

+3

[Jeremy Roussak]

Bravo. Don't hold your breath for more snow, though.

Jeremy

[Chairman Bill]

Looks good, but as you say, we could do with some more snow.

[mecrox]

This one is a bit Lord of the Rings. Just a tiny fall of snow, now melted. This was shot about 30 min after sunset. I eagerly await some real snow this winter. Ken

I love the way you have got twilight across the hills - hard to get that tonality right in my experience, and you have

[Paulo Bizarro]

Wonderful scene.

[Dale Villeponteaux]

Dramatic and evocative.  A fine image.

Regards,
Dale V.

[KMRennie]

Thanks everybody. I was initially disappointed with the image as I had failed to capture the almost radioactive deep red in the sky. I suppose I just need to get used to not pushing controls to the right and letting the actual image shine through. This image taken from about 150m away from the sunset and was taken in Jan 2016. A little more snow and the temp was much lower. As you can see the sun had just started to kiss the top of the hills and light up the clouds behind the hills. All comments welcome.
Ken

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

They are both very nice. The first one you showed is clearly more dramatic, but I could imagine preferring the second sometimes when I am in a different mood.

[MattBurt]

Both very nice. Can't add anything that hasn't been said.

[francois]

Both are stunning but I prefer the sunrise shot. The mood is not as dramatic and I feel more comfortable with it.

[Tony Jay]

I didn't comment on the first image when you first posted it - all the comments already there covered what I wanted to say.

I will now say that #1 is an extraordinarily good image with dramatic light.
#2 the sunrise image, for me anyway, is even better, despite the much more subtle light.

Maybe I fool myself by saying this but #2 would the connoisseurs choice!

Tony Jay

[Bob_B]

I spent many minutes savoring both extraordinary photos. The majesty in those scenes is overwhelming!

[KMRennie]

Thanks for persuaing me that there is any merit in either image. I have tweaked them a little. On the sunset image I have removed the brake lights from the LHS and I have gone back into the sunrise shot and applied a lot of highlight reduction to some of the peaks caught in the first rays of light. My memory is that they were coloured but I have allowed them to burn out to white. I will try and print them but I am afraid that they will turn into a dull mess so a lot of soft proofing with a little localised shadow lifting may be needed. Then I await some judge telling me that the image would be improved with just "a touch of HDR" to put detail in the shadows and then explaining how to do it badly. Oh well everyone is welcome to their own opinion. Ken