Stairway

Excellent shot Riccardo. It may not be particularly novel but the light show in the sky is great and that pink smeared sky does complement the verdant green hexagonal lozenges very well.

Really sweet, Riccardo. Love the shape of the foreground stones and the sky is wonderful. If it were mine I might think about cloning the dark spots in the water. Sort of catches the eye in an otherwise unbroken surface. Beautiful photograph.

nice shot, riccardo! i like the foreground very much!
i do have 2 technical nits, though: a) the whites in the sky are clipped and b) the use of the GND is very obvious

Beautiful colors and interesting textures Riccardo. I agree with Gary about cloning out the two dark specs in the water. Other than that I like this a lot.

pat

Interesting subject. Nice composition and color. I do agree about the blown out whites and black spots in the water.

This is beautiful, whether it is completely original or not. (In fact, I am guessing that the sky does make this somewhat unique.)
I may disagree about the black spots, depending on the circumstances. If they are permanently visible rocks, they are part of the landscape, and should stay. I they about to be hidden by a rising tide, or if they are not permanent structure, removing them might be a good option. (I am not all that familiar with this place.)

I like the exposure, processing and mood, but the grad made an artificial dark band which could be corrected in further processing, to make this look more natural.

Thank you all for your comments, appreciations and critiques.

I agree with the fact that the use of GND is
1) evident, especially for the dark cliffs on the bg
2) not enough to preserve the high lights in the sky
it was a sort of compromise with the aim to convey at least the right atmosphere.

I also agree with the fact that the dark spots in the sea can be somehow annoying.
I must say that there was no way to keep them out and that I don't like very much to modify my shots by changing their content.

Thank you all again.

Wonderful colour palette here and a pretty original composition IMO. I would deal with the band of blown sky with some careful cloning.

Compositionally this is spot on Riccardo, very nice colour and movement in the sky too. The foreground rock shapes are fascinating.

Gary.

great FG to this. i would agree that some judicious work could improve the blown areas in the sky. saturation may be a touch high for me/my monitor!! but that FG is very nice.

Beautiful image, and different from what I've seen here before. Perfectly composed, love the long exposure and all the colors.

Very nice fore ground in this Riccardo and a quite different view from here which is nice. I agree about the sky and grad line but a very nicely done scene. Great job.

I love this scene Riccardo,

The foreground is awesome, and the combination of color, texture and patterns brings so much interest to the image. I love the smooth texture in the water, and colors in the sky. I kind of agree about the grad line, but this is pretty darn sweet as is.

Nice work. Nice colors.

You did a fine job, yes it's an icon but you got a great composition and ideal shutter speed for the sky. I might try to work on that white area in the mid right to burn it but that's about it.