How about some discussion about this one - composition, exposure, light, color, detail etc.

I didn't keep the RAW file but I do have the 40mb TIFF (240 ppi) from which this small image was derived here: http://www.fototime.com/FA30E6144F0128F/orig.tif if anyone would like to re-work it.

Unfortunately I believe the EXIF data was lost when I duplicated the original in Photoshop. I'm not so careless with all of my images but I felt this one was destined for personal use only.

I can recall that I used a Canon 1D MKII with a Canon f2.8 L 24-70 mm wide angle zoom and subsequently cropped the capture. It was very overcast, had rained a little earlier and was toward the end of the day - not the best light in other words. I probably boosted the ISO to the 200-400 range and still had to open up the lens to maybe 4.5 or so??

Given the circumstances, there are a number of issues of which I am aware and there are some positives too. I'm not invested in defending it, but rather more interested in discussing it. Thanks!