Rusty 02-19-2001.jpg
by kirbic

Comment:
What a cutie!

Misty Morning
by librodo

Comment:
Brilliant. Manuel, you are a true artist!

A Bird's Eye View of Growing America
by Tranquil

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I concur with all of the positive statements below!

In this image, which matches well the challenge, I see a dramatic and interesting view of a city from an aircraft window. The unusual view grabs my attention right away and makes me want to study the image further. The colors look a bit sunset-ish to me, and so enhance the image even more. I like the title, too. It was a real nice touch to include the plane engine. In a challenge with lots of window panes, this is a refreshing and unique choice.

And you're right--the hardest thing in photography is getting the horizon straight! I suppose we're worrying about so many other things, we forget that it's supposed to be level. It doesn't distract too much here. As has been noted, the spot in the upper right does attract too much attention. I can't remember if this challenge used advanced editing rules, but if so, it could have been cloned. Otherwise, you could have either cropped it or added a border to get rid of it.

A greater problem, easily fixed, is that the photo may have been just a bit oversharpened. There seems to be just a bit too much digital noise that looks added (which is what sharpening does).

Your horizon is well placed, by the way, and helps keep a balanced, interesting composition. I also enjoy how the image gets gradually lighter as it goes up.

This is nice work! I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!

David

Sunset View
by katlyn

Comment:
Pretty colors and very effective composition. the portrait mode works well for this image. I do wish the tree were in sharper focus, though.

Waiting
by artvet

Comment:
Very nice colors and tones here. I love the placement of the dog in the frame--and its shadow. It looks very processed. If you look closely, you can see a little grid pattern from the pixels, which may indicate doing to much to it or cropping/enlarging it too much.

Wildfire
by crabappl3

Comment:
She ran callin' 'Wiiiiiiildfire.' (from the song?) She looks like she's having fun! And bare back to boot! I like the mood and feel in this photo. I do wish it were a bit lighter directly behind the horse and girl, and you might try framing/cropping so that the horse has more room in front of its face to 'run'. Nice work.

Sunset Meal
by frumoaznicul

Comment:
Lovely composition and cropping/framing. I like the position of the horses in the frame and the angle of the light. I do wish it were just a bit lighter behind the horses, though.

Cottonwood Tree
by Sammie

Comment:
A lovely, classic shot. The clouds or vapor trail at left steals my focus just a tad. Lovely work! 9

Drifting into the sunset
by train

Comment:
Superb. Lovely. Exciting. Interesting. Amazing.

lost without hope
by xburnerx

Comment:
I can appreciate some of your artistic choices here: the cropping of the head, the tilt of the horizon, and I certainly enjoy the way the light moves around in the foreground.