Fire Water

[trout bum]

This shot was taken with a meager coolpix s10, stitched tohether with three shots via Panorama Maker. I've just purchased a good camera along with Photoshop CS4. I'm hoping some of you with more knowledge might be able to give me advice for editing this shot and others like it in Photoshop as I'm new to the higher end stuff. The picture is of Mount Redoubt, an active volcano in southcentral Alaska that erupted last year with reflection on Cook Inlet. Taken on March 15, 2007.

[SmartWombat]

I like the pastel colours and the V in the foreground.
I would keep this size of image and just rotate it to get the horizon level.
The sea is running off the right side of the screen

[BlueRob]

As Paul said the horizon should be leveled....other than that I would increase the mid-tone contrast in PS to boost those nice colors a little.

[Shebang]

Welcome to PR! Beautiful place and stunning colors. My only nitpick is that there is not enough separation between the mountain's left side and the cloud. Looking forward to more from you!

[Lava Lamp]

I think it is good, but a little flat in contrast. You might want to adjust levels and/or curves in PS to your liking. I think you can make it "pop" more.

I just posted a photo of my own fro critique, and would love to see what you think.