Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Melethia:
Spectacular. I'll be REALLY impressed if you set the timer and ran over there... :-) Seriously, though, love the inclusion of a human, and you gotta love the way the light falls.

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by KristinaG:
40% voting done, this is my first 10. Absolutely beautiful picture and marvelous light

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by bassbone:
gorgeous light and composition - a bit oversharpened in the foreground giving it a jaggedy look - but that is minor

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Falke:
Nice. This is grand. I also like the silhouette of the person for perspective.

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh man, I wish I could see this REALLY LARGE!!! Fantastic.

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by MargaretNet:
Likely Top 5

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by ruridk80:
Breath-taking! Love it

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Denise:
beautiful light, back to bump you up

Grandeur
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Neat:
Now that is especially grand indeed.

Staying grounded
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Damn wind, how dare it blow those balloons horizontal - but glad to see it exceeded your expectations, 6.4 is a nice score on which to finish. I was one of your 8s and proudly so.

Hard to nitpick an image like this, but I'll try :-) I would personally have gone for either a more vertical or square crop, I think horizontal limits too much here, you need some visual room for the balloons to rise into. The ambient lighting and is fine for a shot like this, but I might have cranked up the ISO to 200 or more and used f5 or f5.6, as wide open is rarely a lens' best aperture. A lower POV could have helped too, to accentuate his being carried away as here I feel like I'm looking down at them a bit.

Otherwise, very nice shot and good work, keep shooting and entering!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan