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...I was still pretty pleased, not so much with the photo but more with my persistence.

We only had 2 nights before we had to move on and I really wanted at least one half way decent shot of the iconic image. Afternoon one was cloudy and overcast, we waited and waited but the sun slipped away behind the clouds and I didnt get my colour change. Evening two was an exact replica of the first but I set my tripod on the roof of the car and waited. Most of the crowd slunk back to the resort but I hung in there till the very last minute, just as the sun touched the horizon and for only a minute or less, it all came together. The clouds parted, the rock glowed and I got my shot.

wow, thats breathtaking. After looking for a while, I begin to wonder about PP? Did you mask layers, I can see something around the perimeter, but love it none the less.

thanks for sharing

It's a beautiful scene, but I think your post-processing (maybe just the sharpening) has let it down.

It really looks as though you've pasted that sky in behind the rock. It's the treatment you've given the edge of the rock that's problem.

Yeah I have over sharpened. I used a sharpening action (that I downloaded, not that I created) which has really made the rock stick out like a sore thumb. Even the original RAW image looks a bit "photoshop" due to the stark edge of the rock against the sky.

I will have another crack, this time without the PP action.