First try at adjusting color balance

[cigrainger]

What do you guys think, does the color balance look good? I upped the contrast a bit too:

Before:

After:

 

[rmh159]

It looks a little overdone in my opinion. The beach portion looks good but the sky, particularly the sun looks a little overdone.

 

[terri]

I'll move this thread to the graphics programs forum, since you seem to want input on your photoshop technique and not critique on the actual image.

 

[Kerri Rae]

I think the second image looks amazing. I too think the sun area seems to be a bit bright or just a tad too yellow for it not being mid-day. I'd say keep the beach and the water though, they look good.