Chris,
Photographing sunsets is such a demanding challenge compared to even getting a fast moving hummer!
Few folk have difficulty catching the sunset with their camera but getting a picture that has worth beyond a memento is so hard.
Chris Calohan: “Thus goes the Day”
What I like here is that:
1. The sunset has the expected beauty: check, but not “enough”!
2. Clouds hide much of it, so we see a “reveal”, like a theatre curtain being raised on a glorious set: intrigue added: check!
3. Below the sky, you show hills, trees and then obliquely-lit fiery water: layers to explore: check
4. Dark branches and twigs, close to us, add “presence” and place us in your scene: “Bingo!
Thanks!
Asher