At this size it's hard to tell, but the reflection looks completely Photoshopped. I don't think creating incredible, colorful images should have anything to do w/ a post workflow. It has to do with spending alot of time outdoors, always going out for the hope that you'll have those ideal lighting conditions. To me, there is nothing like being out for days and days, hours and hours, just to get that one incredible shot - as it really existed in reality.
The dramatic brightly-lit yellowish and orange hues are normally found pre-dawn to 1-2 hours after sunrise, and 1-2 hours before sunset to right after the sun sets.
One thing this photo does is mix artificial lighting w/ natural light. This has a nice effect, and allows the bright city lights to mix w/ the golden light from the setting sun.
I will attach a photo I took early one morning in the city of Providence. There was a great sunrise, and together w/ the city lights created a unique cityscape. This was the third time I went to this area, and I spent a total of about 6 hours here before I got what I wanted.
After taking this photo, in Photoshop I adjusted the levels to increase contrast and increased the saturation, and sharpened the image. Pretty standard stuff for digital images, nothing too intensive, a total of probably 1-3 minutes in Photoshop.
Hope this helps,
Chris
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