Sunsets, it's all about your location. The difference between a good sunset photo and a spectacular one is not the sunset or even the camera, it's what's in front of it. A busy, messy foreground can ruin a beautiful sunset but a simple, elegant one can make it into a masterpiece. I used trees, water, cows, and a fence in my photos, but there is a wide variety of foregrounds you can use, from skylines, to lakes, to mountains, to people, to small plants and animals! Be creative, use something unique or unusual. If possible, plot out your photo hours before you take it. Know exactly where the sun rises and sets, what time it is at it's brightest, and know the best location to view it. Now, look around, what objects (great or small) can you use for an interesting foreground? In the last photo I tried something unusual and broke the symmetry of the trees by adding a reflection of my sister and grandmother in the water but letting their actual persons fall dark.
Experiment. Try different things and see what you like best.
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