CRYSTAL SUNSET

Canon EOS Rebel XS, Promaster 19-35 lens @ 19mm, ISO 200, f/16, 0.5 seconds

   As the sun came out on Wednesday evening while exploring Crystal Pier with Erik Kerstenbeck, we ventured out from under the pier to catch the sunset.
  Before I got too far out on to the beach, I noticed this little composition with the end of the pier blocking the setting sun against a beautiful blue sky. The contrast was great so I bracketed a few shots with this comp. and really loved the way the water was striking the last piling in the frame. I used a free HDR software called Picturenaut to do the processing and then some extra stuff in Photoshop Elements.