Florence Sunset

[TexasAggie05]

Please take a look a these two similar photos and let me know what you think.

Thanks

[MB1]

They both suffer from a lack of overall color and detail in the buildings.

[fx101]

I'm afraid the ponte vecchio is too dark. Never meter the sun, as it will give you false readings.

[AlbertHurwood]

I like the top one.
The sunset and the reflections on the water work very well.
I would keep it like it is.

[TexasAggie05]

Thank you very much for the advice.

[Old Timer]

Think that the exposure value is a matter of taste. I like it the way that it is but agree that it would be nice to have a little more detail in the bridge and buildings. Perhaps some PS work would get a little more detail without destroying the integrity of the sunset sky. My main nit on the first one is it appears to need a bit of CW rotation to straighten the horizon. It is a beautiful city to wander around with a camera in. I only wish I had made the switch to digital before my trip to Florence and I would have a great many more images of the city and the wonderful countryside around it.

[freygr]

The top on is the best as the bottom you can't see under the bridges mainly the reflection of the sun. I would of up the saturation a little to bring out more of the colors of the sunset. As far as the exposure it looks good to me for a sunset.

[Manic]

I like the idea behind the picture, but seems a bit dark.
You should try HDR, you would be able to see the sunset and coulds, as well as the buildings.