I had a fair idea we were going to have a reasonably good sunset and after checking my Photographers Ephemeris worked out that Cot Valley would give me a good shot. Two other photographers must have thought the same, I was not alone. The three shots below although they are of the same scene show different things, and have been processed differently – the most natural being the first one …
[EXIF: Sony A7r III, FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS @ 72mm, 1/50sec @ f/8; ISO 800]
… then this one which has been sharpened quite a bit …
[EXIF: Sony A7r III, FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS @ 70mm, 1/15sec @ f/10; ISO 100]
… and finally this one which I took using my ND filter to smooth the sea …
[EXIF: Sony A7r III, FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS @ 48mm, 30sec @ f/22; ISO 100; 8-stop ND filter]