Scott - I really love these live edits, its helpful to see what others do with their images. I learned a lot, especially how to work with a photo in mid-day light. Thanks!

Scott, you mentioned in the video and in the description about taking it in a black and white direction, but I did not see that. It would be interesting to see it in B&W, even though I really like the color version.

super tuto ! Never thought about using a graduated filter on bottom of image with a color mask. genius ! radial mask with luminance is also quick compared to my method painting the water with a brush

Great Live Edit, I've watched it twice and learned a couple of things each time.

As always I picked up some great tips following you on this post-process. Thanks. One question or comment on the final result.... and this is a personal taste.. the vignette seems over done in the upper corners. My eyes are drawn to the corners... Is there a way to tone down the corners but still include the rest of the vignette?

I liked the photo and the way you edited it. I learned a few things about the auto mask and brush work. I did have a question though. In the foreground just left of center were those two objects birds? It appeared to be two gulls, one looking left and one facing the camera. When you set your white point, it even locked in on the one facing the camera. I am guessing that they were rocks but man, they looked like birds. That brought me to my real question. If they were birds, they didn't seem to have enough "breathing room" from the bottom. In that scenario, would you have cropped them out or otherwise removed them in post? It seemed to me that once I saw them, I couldn't avoid them. As I mentioned they were probably rocks and felt natural to you. BTW, I like the live edits videos. They make me realize that a lot of things that I think about, you seem to mention as well and that makes me think that I'm on the right track.