A New Beginning

"As the radiating warmth bathes my face, I feel the beginning of a new day.

A day full of new possibilities,

A day full of regenerated hope.

The future promises many opportunities waiting to be seized;

A gift to us that many turn a blind eye to.

So value this gift, as life does not wait.

Relish the past,

Value the present,

Hope for tomorrow.

And that my friend, is why I live." ~Shing Yan Lau

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A little poem I wrote to go along with this picture. Apperciate all comments!

Pretty sky. Based on the silhouettes and cloud formations I think waiting a little longer to take the shot might have given this more depth in the mountains and sky. Seems a little blown out to me.

Also, with this much sun in the frame I think I'd prefer to see more sharpness in the sky. It looks like the clouds were moving very fast or you didn't have enough DOF.

This picture was taken while I was up in a hot air ballon (crazy wake up call! 4 am?!), thus I didn't have much choice in perspective.

I acutally snaped this pic while I was on the way back down (it was around 9:45 am). As for the sharpness, I think it has more to do with the Jpeg artrifacts. The print looks pretty sharp (albiet slightly grainy) printed in 8x10". Nevertheless, stopping down more would of help ( I beleive I was shooting at F/8 or F/11).

Thanks for the comments! Apperciate it.