Dave,

You know I didn't really want to comment on this because I am up at my cabin at Donner Pass, and all I have is my laptop. I thought maybe all the artifacts I was seeing, were somehow due to my uncalibrated small screen. The composition here is great and everyone knows how exciting it is to catch such a great sunset.

I agree with everything said by the other posters and especially with Roman's view that this is some kind of a blend that didn't really work. It looks way oversharpened on my laptop screen and halos and CA on the Saguaro on the right are extreme. Could part of this been a problem with downsizing for the web?

Anyway, great composition and emotional content. Technically though, it could use some work.

Thanks for posting.

George