High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by rayg544:
Nice capture! 9

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by emayner:
great capture of the plane and an almost full moon.

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by mist:
Good clear shot of the plane, the moon finishes it nicely.

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by SandyP:
Wow! Way to go making something incredibly dramatic out of a normal fly-by! The moon is so awesome in this photo! Great timing!

Macquarie Lighthouse
by niallg

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club,

The exposure of this image looks pretty good. The image could use a bit more post processing work to give it more pop. Two suggestions for post processing, first, play around with levels or curves to increase the dynamic range of the image (give the image more contrast and color saturation). After that, boost the color saturation a bit more using Hue/Saturation.

You might also consider cropping just a little off the right side of the image, up to the trees on the right. This will remove the part of the fence that leads to the right edge of the image, thus forcing the viewer's eyes back to the main subject. As is, the fence leads both to the lighthouse and away from the lighthouse and forces the viewer to choose which way to look, which weakens the leading lines aspect of the image.

My final suggestion would be to sharpen the image a little bit more than you did after resizing. It is hard to find a sharply focused area in the image and that generally means that the sharpness was lost during resizing.

I think you found a very strong subject for the leading lines challenge. I really like how the fence takes your eyes to one side of the image then back to the other side to the main subject. A bit more post processing work and this image could have scored in the sixes.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by love:
hmm I'm wondering about the REX on the plane.. and that moon.. this looks fake to me but I will vote like it's not- 8

Spring Lavender
by niallg

Comment by posthumous:
my left brain said "this is just another macro shot" but then my right brain wouldn't let me look away from it. I was immediately grabbed with emotion. That bee... is weeping... ridiculous, I know, but I could not shake the idea. and the sad, shattered petals of that flower, which provides him no comfort. The picture is heartbreaking. How did you do that? I know how! Magic.

Spring Lavender
by niallg

Comment by dagaleaa:
this flower photo I like, and I've seen many while voting this challenge!

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by astrogeek:
Great capture. Nice detail on both the Moon and the plane.

High Flyer
by niallg

Comment by coolblue:
nice effort maybe this would make a nice airline ad