Sunrise in Newport, RI - Please C+C

My first try at a pretty cool sunrise. Was shooting my wife running a half-marathon in Newport, RI yesterday (10/16/2011), and saw the sky and figured I give it a shot. Please let me know what I need to do better, and if these are ok. The only post I did was some sharpening. Thanks!!

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Sorry, should have posted in "Critique Corner". Will post there...

The first has a nice contrast of the cold grayness of the dawn shadows and the warmth and fire of the sun behind the clouds.

The third one is my favorite

Very Nice. Where about in Newport were these taken? I have been to Newport many times but I can't recognize this place. Is it along the ocean drive?

TTrang wrote in post #13270251
Very Nice. Where about in Newport were these taken? I have been to Newport many times but I can't recognize this place. Is it along the ocean drive?

Easton's Beach. Just down the hill from the Tennis Hall Of Fame.

tmcman wrote in post #13267749
The first has a nice contrast of the cold grayness of the dawn shadows and the warmth and fire of the sun behind the clouds.

Thanks. I didn't really see how dark it was until I got them on my computer. And being that I am a relative novice when it comes to post, I wasn't sure how to make it lighter without blowing out the sky. If you, or anyone else, have any tips I'm all ears...