7 - Nice image and composition. Mainly the grain and to some extent the 'cloudiness', detracts in my opinion, but fairly minor. Likely just this medium, but would like to see more 'width' but probably looks good as is wall sized.
This makes me smile. This is the way I love to look at tracks when the sun is just right - just as you have it here. The glint of the lines, the glare of the sun. Nice.
Meets Challenge - 2
Creativity - 2
Technical Stuff - 2
Overall Appeal - 1
Biased Wow - 0
Total = 7
Taking a bit off the top so that the bright spot does not interfere with the subject might be better.
i really enjoy the movement in this composition. the light rays push my eyes down very softly and the rails guide my sight back towards the origin of the light. its a nice subtle movement. I like the glow and soft foggy atmosphere. nice work!