Took this photo while flying into Colorado Springs on my way back to school. The sun was real low and spread the shadows out so dramatically. Turned the world gold.
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Composition - I'm torn by this image. I generally like it just to look at, but when I think about what is good and bad in the shot and what is there and what isn't, I start questioning why I liked it. Maybe when I get done I'll have my feelings sorted out :) I like the texture of the hills and the perspective of this shot. The river with the few trees speckled around it is great. But I think there is too much negative space on the left side. I'd have cut this pic off from the river going left to leave a portrait oriented photo. The remaining hills are enough to illustrate the contrast between the river and the outlying areas. To me, the most important thing you need to do with this photo is really bring something to the forefront to act as the "subject". I think the river is enough of a subject to give this photo a little more purpose but that would require that the photo be cropped down even smaller. This crop would not be as dramatic as the first one though.
Technical - As far as I'm concerned, this is a pretty well taken photo. Great exposure and a very broad DOF which makes for a very nice landscape. I'm not looking for your camera, as nice as it is, to be able to capture every leaf and twig on each tree. It looks pretty good to me. Maybe a little more saturation on the colors would've helped a little.
Overall - I think that this photo definitely has its place. It reminds me of a textbook photo in something like a geography book. It acts as a great representation of the importance of rivers and also a great relief picture showing some of the earth's texture. As a challenge photo, I think it is lacking a true subject without zeroing in on something. It is a very nice photo though. I think that it does meet the challenge better than most of the photos this week. Hopefully this is a little help for you. Good luck in future challenges - Inspzil
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