John, there is actually very little image manipulation on this picture, I have ajusted the level and play sightly on the shadows/higlights, but realy not much.
I think that the secret of those colors is, like often, in timing. It looked almost like night, but with a long exposure, the sky turn out to be of a deep blue.
Ok, Here are yhe setting used:
Canon EOS 350D with kit lens 18-55, 30s, f22, that is a +1 on the exposure, 27mm focale length. 100iso, auto white balance.
No portion of this page, text, images or code,
may be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without
the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.