Pretty pleased with this shot
**** me I’m not surprised! That’s stunning. It coule be even better but it’s just a suggestion. Think about trying a different crop, less panoramic, maybe even just traditional landcape 5×7 so that you put more emphasis on the jet – currently though it’s an amazing capture, you almost need to do a double take to see it. I’d crop at the point where the snow capped mountain top runs out on the left.
The other thing to consider, and I would understand if you were reticent but in this case I’d encourage you to do it as you’ve got license for it, is to clone stamp the jet to a position lower in the sky and then remove the original. Try to get a little less blue sky between it and the horizon and then leave the jet smack bang on the intersection of the vertical and horizontal lines of third.
Andy, Greg, if you haven’t seen this already:
Thanks for posting this. I already follow Lens Culture on my FB account and so I have seen this but until today I’ve not thought about entering. Ironically though, I just entered seven images this morning. I’ve been reluctant up to now as you actually pay to enter, so it’s not really a competition, but you do get a review and feedback from a professional photo editor so I thought it would be worth it for that.
Andy, Greg, if you haven’t seen this already:
I like this; I like the way the light from the lighthouse catches and illuminates the pavement in the foreground.