I saw this as I was driving by San Isabel, Colorado.
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You should try to keep your pictures close to the size limit of 640 by 640 pixels (like most of the other shots in this challenge).
I see you have probably kept the size down for the reason that this picture is not in focus. I'd say you should have gone back to the same spot for a reshoot if that were the the case.
looks interesting.. by now you've probably read all the "too small and cropping error" comments. Nice angle and comp. I've yet to see a small photo do well.
First off, it's really helpful if the picture is BIG. Too difficult to make out much detail. Also, there is a significant lack of focus. The white edge on the left side needs to be cropped out. To the PLUS side: The contrast is good and the exposure looks right on.
Now I'm not trying to be a jerk here, but go to “Learn” located in the blue bar on the top of the page and in the drop down window click on “Tutorials”. Almost all the way down that page under DPChallenge read the “Using Photoshop to Prepare Photos for DPC Challenges”. This will help you size your photos better. I think the photo is probably pretty good but just too small to see.
Again, please don’t take this the wrong way, I am only trying to help.
This looks like it might be a great shot, but it's too small to really tell. Also, it looks like you rotated it, but didn't crop out the background artifacts along the edge afterwards. I'd love to see a larger version of this.