I can't believe I have the first comment! Another fantastic shot, David. Can you recommend a good photoshop book, or particular course in the area?

Thanks nooneyouknow. As for books, try either of both of these:

Martin Evening's Adobe Photoshop CS for Digital Photographers or Scott Kelby's The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers. Both are pretty good.

Hm. Nice sky again. The shot is a bit random although I can see the point if one knows Blackpool. I think I would have tried to get the house without the people, because it makes interesting contrast with the sky...

Hmmm... your EXIF data says 11:38am. Whenever I've got fairly decent shots of the deep blue skies, its always around dawn (pre 7:00am). Dave, since this post can classify as a learn-to-deepen-the-skies tutorial, maybe you should post the original (without the selective layer edits that you've done) so that we can compare how much of the effect is gained by post-processing DJN style :-)

Tooth jewellery - sounds very tasteful! I've used a polarizing filter quite a lot before with my SLR, but I never got my skies this dark - you must have some excellent PS technique. Care to spill the beans?

Are thoes books ones you used to help you learn your techniques?

Ioannis: I know what you mean about isolating the building, but I think I prefer it with the people in the shot.

dp and owen: I've updated the description to include a link to the original image. As you'll see, the sky was pretty dark simply through using the polariser.

Christopher: most of my knowledge of Photoshop has been picked up through trial and error, but I do own both those books and have found quite a few of the sections very useful.

thanks for putting up the original Dave, I see what you mean. I think the boost in contrast must make most of the difference.

Superb colour & nice to see the original so we can see what you've done!
I don't mind the people in the shot, but that guy's ribs are whiter than the rest of his body!! Strange!

Deep deep deep blue!!!

Well I love the people in the shot - it's always interesting to see other people's comments on photos, especially when something one considers integral to the shot is considered extraneous by someone else. If they weren't there, I'd consider this a rather mundane shot, if beautiful all the same. They bring some human interest to it, something to wonder about (who are they, where have they been, what is she reading, what is he thinking...) while appreciating the stunning primary colours of the 'house'... Perhaps I've analysed too much. I'll get my coat... ;)

Tooth Jewellery ?

I agree with owen b, the people are definitely necessary for this shot. It's amazing how dark the sky is at the very top... I'm going to have to get a polarizing filter.

also, what is tooth jewellery?

I have to say the last dozen-or-so shots haven't really been my cup of tea, however, yesterday’s and today’s are just the type of high contrast deeply saturated shots that made me a fan of Chromasia.

Brilliant!

Probably actually prefer yesterday’s to today’s — a circular polariser is the one thing my camera bag’s never without!

Thanks for putting up the original and the Photoshop info, too—it’s the fine tuning of the contrast etc. that sets your post-processing a class apart.

Jeremy and Joe: here's what the enhancedental.com website has to say:

Whether you want [tooth jewellery] for your wedding, to look younger or just because you deserve it, beautiful tooth jewellery by an enhancedental dentist will change your life for the better.

Personally, I think I'll give it a miss ;-)

I love my polarising filter for stuff like this. And I like it with the people.

Scott Kelby holds lectures in the UK every year and I can highly recommend them.

I like how you didn't play with the glorious red of the true Englsih suntan ;-)

i also agree with owen b. i think having the people in the shot makes the picture seem less random and ordinary. and, i think the unevenly tanned man adds a little humor.

thanks so much for including the original and the ps info!

Definitely not the British summers I remember; sure seems like you have been having some nice days.

Great composition as always; you continue to surprise me with the quality of your work.

David, if it isn't too much trouble, please post 2 pictures a day. Thanks.

Wonderful shot and thanks for posting the original - it goes to show that only the typical was necessary to get to the final product (not that it particularly matters, but is interesting to see).

You can buy tooth jewellery from that small hut? And hair extensions?
Nice shot, the darkness at the top of the frame feels almost as if it was shot at night.

Great shot! I particuarly like the composition and colour corrections you've chosen to make. I'm sure what we see here is much closer to what you actually saw in taking the photo. Thanks!

Thanks everyone.

Great blue. Great photographer :)

Hi,
Good one. Thanks for posting the original image as well, it is very interesting to see the modifications done to obtain the final result. It's a good way for us (for me at least) to learn from your post-processing experience. Would it be too much to ask for putting the original of every shot ?

Thanks for all anyway.