I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by PTLParsons:
I'm a 58 year old bum who wished she could ski and can't guide a mouse around the computer program. Good shot, clear, sharp, well composed, just too tight of crop on the top and bottom. I agree with your side edges. A strong 7. PTL

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by GeneralE:
I'd have tried to punch up the color a bit.

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by Anachronite:
lol I wonder if you know my dad... Martin Burger... from Austria... he used to be on the Austrian team and was even a USA Jr. coach for about 8 years sometime back.. as for the photo the lighting is a little harsh.. but good idea on the composition

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by ChrisW123:
Where's the skiis? :)

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by Diana:
You GO Man !!!!!!!

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by albright1:
What an inspiration! Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da, etc!

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by justine:
Very kool, good shot. Good colors, focus, composition. IMHO the skiers out there are all over 50.

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by alanfreed:
I hope I can still *walk* when I'm 64 :)

I'm a 64 year old ski bum/ski guide.
by jimsapp

Comment by bobgaither:
so where is all the ski bunnies

Highway to blue sky country
by jimsapp

Comment by Jak:
Hi, Jim. This is on behalf of the Critique Club.

Composition: A simple shot showing a highway leading through snow-capped mountains, made superior by the choice of portrait orientation rather than landscape. As the title suggests, this is blue sky country, and your compositional choice of 2/3rds sky evokes that feeling well. To remove the highway completely (as has been suggested) would clearly take away an important element of the story being told. I would however, like to see the removal of the light coloured area to the right of the highway that distracts and pulls the eye the wrong way; and I probably would have cropped out the intersection at the very bottom.

Technical: It is a long distance shot and therefore focus is not really an issue. You seem to have captured the light quite well. Whether or not a polarizing filter would have "improved" the image is, I think, open to question.

Overall: This doesn't have any WOW factor for me, doesn't hit me in the eye as an interesting piece. However, I believe you have well captured the mood that you probably were looking for and therefore I think it should be counted a success.

Jak