This is delightfully abstract: subtle, soft and whispers the subject rather than yelling. A good deal of the results of this category are serendipitous - most variables are fixed - but some, like the appreciation of colour and timing are still to play for. Here in a colour palette that reminds me of Ernst Haas' work in early colour, this image signals to the romance of air travel in a very limited and suggestive way. Well done.
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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** <b>NOTE - Images must be shot from a plane window, and not be drone or aerial photography.</b> Who hasn’t taken one of these images, an artful composition of wing and horizon, in an attempt to bottle the wonder we feel when looking down from our privileged seats in the sky. Marvelling at the world above the clouds, watching the place you’re just leaving diminish in size, or peering eagerly at the country you’re arriving to. As more of us choose to fly less, we can still enjoy each other’s compositions from the cabin.
Unlike so many entries, this one has been brave and rather than searching for a view that is above the clouds has opted for the reality on the ground. It nearly comes off: the restrictions are - many - one can't move and what appears in the viewfinder is controlled by the view from the seat. That said this nearly works very well indeed: the reflections of the lights; the rain-streaked landscape and the menacing clouds. It feels a little lop-sided compositionally but given the circumstances, I'd take this as a very good effort.
