A Bird's Eye View of Growing Americaby
TranquilComment: 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
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