Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by jeannybeany:
sooo cute!!!!!

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by BakerBug:
This seem a little too heavy on the red to me.

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by aimeethetoo:
Lovely capture of brothers. Back to bump to 8. **** Ok ok...9.

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by UNTITLED:
Wonderful color to this silhouette. I really like the faint highlights on the boys. The composition is a bit too centered for my tastes, but still an excellent photo. Well done!

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by rlinn3:
Well done, great light, comp., and exp. 10.

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by cmarzari:
That's a picture for my living room....9

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by alucard:
Nice shot, I like this one.

Time to go home
by Ragga2000

Comment by timfythetoo:
Gorgeous capture. Wonderful colors and the composition is spot on. Bumping up a couple ot my only ten and adding to my fav list. I will be sorely dissapointed if this does not ribbon. Oh - looking down I already listed this as a fav on my first run through.

Reaching for the sky
by Ragga2000

Comment by Structor:
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Great shot!

Low but not so slow
by Ragga2000

Comment by strangeghost:
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

The first three parts of this critique are written based purely on examination of your photo. "Final thoughts" is written after reviewing your score, photographer's comments, and voter comments.

TECHNIQUE
Focus is good. Nice clean image overall. LIghting is adequate and, though no detail is lost in the shadows on the underside of the wings and fuselage, it does appear a bit too dark. While the plane itself seems well exposed, the sky and mountain look a little funny. The greenish smudges on the mountain look almost as if they could be an artifact of processing. The sky has a slightly burned look to it. The red of the airplane is nicely handled. Bright red is a problematic color and you've avoided letting it become too saturated. I'm impressed with the detail visible at the forward end of the plane - around the windshield, engines, and wheels.

COMPOSITION
Nice crop on the plane but you're left with a relatively static looking shot of something that cries out for drama and action. For purposes of the challenge, you've clearly frozen the plane but it might have had more impact if you had frozen the props too (is that even possible?? I don't know). Definitely not a bad shot but not one that will inspire much emotion or reaction in the typical viewer. A different angle, for instance with the plan coming more straight on toward the camera, would have added drama.

EMOTIONAL IMPACT
As stated above, not terribly dramatic or provocative. It's a serviceable image and would make a nice stock shot of an airplane. A bit too usual or ordinary.

FINAL THOUGHTS
Your final score of about 5.3 is where I would have predicted. It's a shot that nails the technicals, but lacks the drama or dynamism necessary for a higher scoring challenge shot.