A cross in a trail

"Technically" speaking, this picture is awful: I was at full reach

(210mm) almost full open with just enough stability/speed to get the

shot... moreover: it is heavily cropped (I couldn't get closer to

frame it the way I wanted). Still, I like the composition and its

trail line.

Your opinion?

I do like the composition and the colors, you're right though, technically it isn't top notch. Did you sharpen it? It looks like there's some slight halo around the cross.

Yes, I sharpened it... and rather 'heavily' as you noticed...

It is probably possible to make a better job: I will retry differently (less USM, more Masking on the cross). Thank you for your comment about composition.

I cropped less of the original picture, darkened completely the cross in order to increase the contrast with the sky/trail, instead of using too much USM. It's probably slightly better this way... (previous version shown here, for comparison)