Rip This: F-15 Climb Out
Rip it.

Editing techniques used (all of which will go unnoticed 'cause they're really subtle and therefore useless): manual AA, colors (hue, brightness, contrast), dodge/burn, 2 gradients.

Editing techniques used (all of which will go unnoticed 'cause they're really subtle and therefore useless): manual AA, colors (hue, brightness, contrast), dodge/burn, 2 gradients.
Some nice mesh or a photoreal airport would just top it off in my opinion.
Visibility is a bit too low for my tastes, but it's still good 8-).