He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by thatguy:
good image, i like the close up into the blurry background

He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by cykhansen:
Good photo but does not meet challenge. Waldo is a person.

He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by lcamargo:
This is a very good shot that fully meets the challenge. Waldo is not obvious but once you find him is impossible to miss.

He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by GinaRothfels:
It took a while, but I found you.

He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by KimInNB:
Does not meet challenge, from what I can see - no human here ... just a photo of a squirrel

He's spotted me, can you?
by davehuge

Comment by kellie:
good job

Free as a Bird.
by davehuge

Comment by DougPaz:
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Very nice composition, meets the challenge, sun seems a bit bright

Composition/ Content

I like the composition. I think you placed the flyer at about the right spot in the photo. I know that some folks don't like the grass in the foreground. If you remove it, you can't really tell that the water IS water. The only other thing you might have tries was to crop above the mountains altogether and come down from the top as well. This would have made a panorama shot of just the sun, the flyer and the clouds. I think it would have been pretty neat.

Background
The clouds are awesome. It would have been nice to see them go all the way to the top.

Camera Work - Technical
This is a great shot for jumping out of a car with a moving target!! I'm not sure I would have shot like this into the sun but I think it works here.

Digital Processing - Technical
I agree that your colors could have been a bit more saturated. You would have had to tone down the sun a bit and brought the colors up. It's not bad but it would have been nice to see that blue water a little deeper.

Fits The Challenge
Definitely fits the challenge well.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot a five as did most of the voters. Looking at it closer, I think I should have bumped that up a bit. I think an increase in the color would have jumped out more at the voters and it may have finished even higher than it did. All in all a nice shot! Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

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by davehuge

Comment by inspzil:
Sun is a little bright, even when left intentionally bright. Good concept of a photo though. I'm not sure I like the land in the foreground. - Inspzil

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Comment by Jacko:
Great capture. I like the starburst, however it feels a bit too intense (th esun). I still like the feeliing of the photo. Good luck.

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Comment by KAOS:
WOW!!!!!! It's a - woooonderful shot!!! Direct into the sun... how did you manage this without getting this annoying - hmmm... lense flare, I think it's called... ????
10 - noting to criticise! I'd like to fly there, too!!!!
Great! KAOS