Compositing and Colouring

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Hi Cleve,

Some important points have been suggested, firstly Snook's observation that the water part of your composited image contains a reflection that would require an effort to significantly subdue or remove. Secondly, namphoto's atmospheric perspective issue would need to be dealt with.

With those matters in mind I constructed a composite and adjusted the tonal and color values to look something like what I believe you desire.

Next, just for comparison purposes, I added some land at the horizon, which I think looks even more realistic.

In the last example, I added a tree line and the expected reflection in the water.

The point is, that when doing a composite of this type, it's crucial that the individual elements can be realistically combined.