What do you guys think, does the color balance look good? I upped the contrast a bit too: Before: After:
It looks a little overdone in my opinion. The beach portion looks good but the sky, particularly the sun looks a little overdone.
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.
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.
