"Appropriate subject matter?" - I can't see how it is not approptiate, I think that it is a VERY relevant subject and should be explored in all it's aspects... even if it upsets some people.
I don't think I know what the idea behind this photo is. Are we supposed to think it's crashing? Maybe if there were clouds in a horizontal line across the sky and plane I would have believed it more. With just a plain background it's just not believable to me.
Good use of neg spc; the composition of the plane is a little unsettling; overall not a bad photo, it just doesn't have that something special that would make me want to rate it higher. lhall-6
I dont mean to sound picky but your negative space is in the wrong place. You want to give the airplane space to move down into (since he's falling) If the plane were flying sideways it would make sense to keep the space to the side instead of below the plane. This image calls for space below the plane.