So the readers have spoken! The majority, actually all of those who responded, liked photo # 2 better than photo # 1. I also received a few good suggestions about the purple color cast in the skies and the yellow color cast on the rocks so I went ahead and fixed that in the final version so that they looked more natural. Oh and you’ll also notice that the colors are now deeper than they were before!

So here it is, the final version of “A California Sunset”. Enjoy!