Rusty Door
by pmichaud

Comment by BillE:
lighting a bit harsh, might have looked softer early in the morning or late in the day

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by Tranquil:
Just a bit more brightened would have added a lot without taking away the mood.

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by beclo:
My favourite of the challenge. Great shot 9

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by DefyTime:
Love the richness of the rock, great contrast

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by Mona:
So true and a good pic.

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by photom:
Colors work well be seem a bit unnatural. The far end of the tunnel is a great idea bur seems to be floating in a dark space.

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by nordic:
Bit dark, but great idea

Wild Blue Yonder
by pmichaud

Comment by wewillexplore:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi Patsy!

As this image is your highest rated yet, I find it almost amusing to try and tell you how to improve it. Instead, I'll focus on what I see and don't see.

What I see is that it looks like you used a gradiant fill from top right to bottom left. While these are nice effects and I use them as well, the black doesn't fit and the lines it creates in an image like this are distracting. You could have cleaned them up with a healing brush, though admittedly that's more work.

I also see a stunning shot with 3/4 of an inch off both the top and right margins. These areas aren't adding anything to the photo - get rid of them and make the subject larger as a portion of the image.

I don't see a pilot looking into the sun. I don't see the wing. And I don't see anything on the right side of the image to balance this composition except the streak in the upper right.

This is a wonderful image and congrats on your best yet score! Keep shooting and good luck!

Mav

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by relgraphics:
I like this a lot...great shot. 7

There's Always a Light
by pmichaud

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 5
Total Averaged Rating 7 Autool