Nature's Firework

I like the composition, but the the magenta clouds don't quite match what appears to be a normally lit ground. Though light can certainly do some strange things out here, so it's hard to say.

Beautiful comp. Like it a lot. I am OK with the colors of the clouds. However I would lighten the upper part of the sky a little bit. The GND effect is a little bit strong here.

Thanks, Tony. That is exactly what I struggled with. The sky looked magenta.

Thanks, Yiming. It does look a little strong.

My mind sees clouds but no white and it throws me off. Just does not mesh.

John,

I think you've got a great scene, great clouds and light combo. However, I must agree with the comments so far relating to the color of the clouds. Now I know I've seen clouds get like this, but it's always AFTER the sun goes down (or before it comes up.) But clearly the sun is still in the sky. So that's what is throwing me off. Not that clouds can't be intensely color like this, but it's a matter of timing and believability for me. Hope that makes sense. I'm really liking the comp though.

Lon

Cool comp! The clouds do seem a tad oversatched.

Thanks guys for your great suggestions. I will try to de-saturate the sky a little to match the foreground.

The lighting must have been pretty great at this tme of day. The top sky just looks way too dark - was a ND grad used? I would expect the sky to look more like the blues and pinks lower in the sky which seem more natural. More info. regarding your settings/processing might be useful any correction suggestions.

I would leave the saturation of the sky the same (don't want to hurt those blues!), but convert the RAW file so the sky has a WB setting that makes the clouds more white --- then use this or a similar WB setting for the foreground. You should be able to easily mask them together.