Shit! I just wrote a bloody long comment here, and the damned thing timed out on me and I lost it. I will attempt to recreate it...
I could argue about the 'isolated' bit, but then, I know the context... Trying hard to think of it out of context, yeah I guess it fits the bill. The upper portion of the image adds nothing, and I'm not very fond of the fence. If I scroll down such that the left-most bit of fence is just about to the top (and the other section just about out of the frame) I think it's a little better. I'm having a little trouble with the detail. I'm not sure if it's a focus issue, a sharpening issue, or a simple matter of the resizing (it is a lot of detail to try to cram into 640px). The rocks look good, but there are bits of the houses that look a little soft, and bits that look a little jagged around the edges. Maybe I'm just looking too closely. In that sense, it might be better to zoom in a little closer so that I can clearly see some of the detail I want to see, or maybe out further so that I'm not as tempted by tantalizing detail that I know should be there. Okay, I'm done criticizing--it is a nice shot! I'd love to see it tomorrow under all that snow (have hardly seen a bloody flake in ON since Christmas). |