Looking for critique (img)

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Arnold Sloman

Very nice!! Were shooting this from the ground just before they landed, or were you carrying your camera "at altitude" with these guys in another chute?

Wished you had exif data....pics look nice...

Shooting from the ground. K10D / Pentax 50-200 / Shot raw / This is 2 shots combined in Photoshop.
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Arnold Sloman

This is my opinion:

The top-right guy (and his gear) is a distraction. If the photo were to be displayed (in an office, perhaps), it would be worth blotting out the second parachutist with blue sky.

That would give the photo a flow, top left to bottom right, which is optimal.

I don't know what is at the bottom of the flag or if you have cropped it out. But if possible, i'd leave a little blue below that flag, matching the blue at the top above the main parachutist. A natural blue border, gives feeling of space.

Then the photo would be of the main parachutist with the flag, surrounded by blue sky. Remax would probably like to buy rights to the image - Remax to the rescue of the American way of life, or Remax upholding the American way of life.

(Of course ad photos don't have to make strict sense! Just visual impact.)

Again, that's my opinion, and I'm no expert.

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Say Hey

Thanks for your thoughtful comments. I had the same feeling about the space at the bottom. I also considered blurring the guy on the upper right a little in order to make him less important.
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Arnold Sloman