The Royal Barge "Gloriana"

[ChrisH]

Two weekends ago the Royal Barge Gloriana, built for Queen Elizabeth for her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, passed through Marlow on its way to Runnymede for the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta.

The Gloriana's visit coincided with the Marlow Regatta, a rowing regatta held each year on the River Thames, the original regatta being believed to have been the oldest one Day regatta in England.

You can see from the image the Gloriana is very colourful, unlike the sky behind, which is unfortunately bland and featureless. Any suggestions as to how I can improve the sky? I have tried all sorts of edits none of which looked natural.

[davidedric]

Nice portrait, Chris, though personally I prefer it a bit more panoramic losing some of the water. I think the framing then better matches the boat.

Looks a bit better weather than the jubilee, too. As for the sky, I fear a transplant is the only answer!

Dave

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Rob Ekins]

Chris,
Having not seen any of your sky edits I wonder if the problem you perceive is related to repeating the sky in the reflection on the water?

With the amount of sky and water in this image it is very important to get the sky reflection right on the water.

[Kaye Leggett]

Nice portrait, Chris, though personally I prefer it a bit more panoramic losing some of the water. I think the framing then better matches the boat.

I agree with Dave here. Lovely to see the Gloriana again