Two from Miami

[d2creative]

Same lifeguard stand… two different vantage points, time of day, and processing techniques.

Thanks for the CC.

[d2creative]

55 views and several days later and nothing? That bad, eh? <crickets>

[groovyone]

I love the pair together. The one is so bright and colorful, makes you think of lots of people having fun in the sun, then the second is tranquil like the end of a good day. This first is a little too saturated to me, I'd probably tone it back just a little, but that is me.

[d2creative]

Thanks, keith!
I don't even think I did much of anything to that one other than the LR raw conversion. The colors in miami were crazy! lol

[tml]

Dennis, I like #2 more. I would even crop a little off the bottom and the right to shrink the foliage which is distracting. #1 has beautiful colors but too many distracting elements competing with the main subject.

Tri

[J Eddington]

#2 for me. I can just feel myself sitting on that beach at sunrise!

[auddii]

I guess I'm in the minority here. I LOVE #1. It screams Miami, bright, happy (and yes, a little bit of that chaos always associated with dragging the entire family to the beach). #2 is a beautiful shot, but it seems kind of somber to me. It's a very different attitude than the first picture.

[d2creative]

Thanks, guys!