Sunset Vignette

I got busy last night and played around with different pictures. I am mostly a sunset and landscape variety so it was a bit of a challenge.
Some Original Picture Statistics:
Camera: FinePIX A900
Focal Length: 9 mm
Aperture: f/2.9
Exposure: 1/180 sec
ISO: 200
Exposure Compensation: 0 Step

For the above Vignetting, I used a gradient layer that transitioned from red to yellow (50° angle up and to the right), Square selection with a corner radius of 150 pixels and feathered at 75 pixels; the layer properties were color burn with 100% opacity.
For the above Vignetting, I used the same layers but just tweaked the layer properties; New layer properties were exclusion with 26% opacity, Multiply with 100% opacity and soft light with 8% opacity.

All this was done in Elements 2, yeah I know a bit behind the time on versions but I resist change (hence my political affiliation this year)...

My vignette

For this picture I did the following:
Background copy set to Soft Light at 52% opacity
Saturation Level: Master Saturation at -95 Yellow at + 95
Brightness/Contrast Level: Bright at 26 Contrast at 22
--- and finally for the vignette, I used the lasso tool to draw around where I wanted ( I decreased the black opacity before doing this so I could see). Feather 75 Opacity 43%

Please, please feel free to critique.

Vignetting

For this tutorial I am using Photoshop Elements 6. I had been using the burn tool to accomplish this but this is just another technique to get the burned-edge or vignette. First, open up the picture you would like to place a vignette around.

Next, go to the layers pallete and open up a new layer. Press the letter D to set your foreground color to black. Now press Alt-Backspace to fill this layer with black.

Next, press M to get your Rectangular Marque tool. Drag your selection out with the Marque tool. For this particular one I went about an inch in. Now you need to feather your selection. Go to Select > Feather and choose a Feather Radius of 80-100 or whatever you like. Your edges should now be softened. For this particular photo I used a feather of 150 so the results would show easily.
Now just press Backspace to reveal your vignette. Then go to Opacity and lower the slider down until it reaches a look you are looking for. I realize this may look better on a portrait or another photo, I just wanted to show you this technique.

Alternatively, you could use the Oval Marque tool. Or, my favorite, use the Lasso Tool to freehand draw a more irregular pattern.

Rather than use black you could also set your background color to white or another color that compliments your work.

Just a few suggestions. Looking forward to what you create with the burned edge or vignette.