I was surprised to find this lovely peach color along the horizon over the ocean yesterday. The morning held no such promise. A few moments of sun early, and then overcast moved in and looked set to stay the day. Even the weather reports said the same. Still there was no denying the peach…and indeed by an hour after this shot, the overcast had blown over and the sun was shining. It was a peach promise…or a promising peach. On the horizon. (If you view it at larger sizes you will see a “drawing water” effect along the center.)

Canon SX40HS in Program with iContrast and –1/3EV exposure compensation. 24mm equivalent. f4.5 @ 1/1250th @ ISO 200.

Processed in Lightroom for Intensity and Sharpness. I also used the dueling Graduated Filter effects trick, with a graduated filter pulled down from the top to darken the sky and graduated filter pulled up from the bottom to lighten the beach.