It's so dark, the lower third is basically black. I'd suggest cropping a large part of that away, to bring the focus up. It's weighing down your composition.

I wasn't talking about adjusting your values, I was suggesting cropping the too dark bottom off a bit, so that it is less 'bottom heavy,' composition wise.

And as for "the real deal," that is dependent upon the camera you are using. Some cameras record value levels differently than others. Having seen enough sunsets, I'd be willing to bet that the shoreline was not nearly pitch black with that much light still in the sky...

Thanks to whoever Fav that one

I'm not sure I understand the title

if for you is not correct remove. Any how since we are talking of nuble and imagination, I see the profile of florida , mexico and panama. At the center cuba.

I don't know if i can change the title. If is possible for you and if is correct could be Bay of mexico. I'll be more careful in future. I will never complain any of you decision.

I'm happy with this, I goggled your title, and got the map, and can see exactly what you mean.
a small tip, in a case like this you could always include a copy of the map in the SBS
good luck.

I see now. What threw me off was your title says "golf" instead of "gulf." It does look that map.

In the future, you can change titles and/or descriptions by going to "my entries" and then clicking on edit entry under your photo. You can change any title or text there. GL

Not sure why you would photograph a painting with I imagine vibrant colours, in black and white.

They were too bright for my taste. Well maybe I should have tried to softened them up somehow. Next time...