the colors and contrast in the background are great, but the focus on your subject is a bit soft. the lighting on the walls facing the sun are a bit washed out--this must have been a trip to meter. you might consider slightly burning them in. hope this does well for you. good luck!
With i sky like that I dont think I'd want to go to school either! much rather stay in bed! I really like this shot, has a great urban feel to it, with a sense of foreboding enhanced by the sky. Good stuff
These colors are just astounding. Then the hard lines combined with the softness of the sky really makes this image stand out. But, if it weren't for the human element ... this image would still be bland. Kudos for putting a person into the scene! 8
This has strengths - real strengths that I suspect will get overlooked. Strong compositionally, strong tonality. Did you try it with a b/w or toned conversion? I would have thought it would allow the blokcy shapes of the walls and skyline to be less confised by their colours, and would not have harmed the magic in the sky. Love the balance of this composition.
Nice colors, a little out of focus on the student. It appears that the student is the main subject, however the crane dominates the picture. I wonder if you cut this photo in half? Just a thought. You would have a nice photo of the crane, clouds, buildings and a small portion of the wall. The other would be of the wall and a little section of the buidings. The wall is what is in focus.