Composition/use of frame space - 4 - this has an excellent use of frame space. There is stuff for your eyes to see from left to right.

Colors/White Balance - 3 - As much as I enjoy the composition, I feel that the colors of the photograph look a bit off to me. However, I tried playing with it in Photoshop and could not do any better, so it may just be me.

Exposure - 4 - Looks very nice. This is a tricky one, too.

Creative use of Aperture/Shutter - 3 - A fairly standard, very narrow aperture landscape photo.

Perspective - 4 - This has a great use of perspective, with great detail leading the eyes out to extinction with the sun rising/setting in the background.

Creativity - 4 - A nice photograph that was obviously well thought out and executed.

Emotion - 5 - This is a very moody, powerful photograph with heavy shadows and contrasting highlights.

Forethought/Visualization - 4 - This was visualized pretty perfectly, I would say. I really enjoy the contrasting shadows and highlights that exist throughout the photo.

Post processing - 3 to 4 - Again, I am just not sure if it is me or not. There is something about the colors that don't ring true to me, but I could not do any better. To give an example, this seems particularly evident by the top mountain range where the oranges from the sky on the upper right quadrant of the photo.

Over-all, a very strong composition. Does anyone else see what I am seeing about the colors, or am I losing it?

James