I had to check the timeline before commenting on this.
I don't know if you have seen the Cassini/Huygens images, but this looks like landing on Titan, and you made this before the Hand of Man got there. Unbelievable! Even the image format is a match :).
Ha...! Very good - I did not notice at first. But, it's something I've tried a time or two with good results like you've gotten - thanks for pointing it out to me. I was going for the Space Shuttle view...
Well, the stroke of genius was inverting the image. Makes it look like you are looking down from above on a dense planetary cloud cover. I would never have thought to do that :).
I found it very amusing that, while the voting was going on, there was a forum thread regarding "saving" a photo by "funny" cropping. I so much wanted to use this image as an example...I don't think anyone has mentioned recognizing what otherwise might have been a pretty ordinary urban sunset photo...
For the curious, here is a link to the original frame from which I extracted my entry.
Talya's Critique (critique club on break)
This is a really beautiful and striking photo. I really like it!
Composition - beautiful, it wouldn't be half as good if you didn't have the extra layer of clouds at the very top. I might have cropped a little more off the bottom as it seems to lose some of the detail that the rest of the photo has.
Lighting - really superb, I love the colors that the light allows here. The extra bright spot at the very top is slightly annoying but not terrible.
Focus - excellent the overall clarity is really nice.
Exposure - great job with this!
Fit the challenge - really well, it's obvious there is no hand of man, and it's beautiful also. Definitely the best cloud picture of the challenge!
Overall - I gave this a 9. I thought it was really lovely! Nice job.
challenge met. i like the format and the color here a lot. the title also adds a nice "angle" to this. makes me feel like floating above the clouds, but not too high because the sun is breaking through right at the top of the photo. made it into my top 6 this week. :)
Beautiful!! Looks like a dream. Definately looks untouched by man. The tones are nice, and focus and clarity look good too. I actually like the bright bright light at the top, I think it adds a lot to the overall photo. Good luck in the challenge.
Keep searching....(You might want to try a little lower!) Neat shot, nice sun rays, interesting clouds. Less than a total fan of sepia for this, but it's not horrible or anything. 8 Swash
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