How are these?

[Immelman]

Tell me what you think.

[Spitfire222]

#1: Excellent shot, the best out of all 3. Good lighting, positioning/composition and balance.

#2: The top 2/3 of the shot are pretty good. Would be better if the bottom were cropped a bit to center the plane a bit more, its a bit crowded as it is now. But it has no good lighting like #1.

#3: The worst of the 3. The sky looks fine, but the ground takes away from it all. The plane is a bit too dark and dull.  However, the angle of the plane itself is good, but the background needs to be changed. Finally, the lens flare circles simply kill the shot.

If anyone is semi-serious about screenshots, it is advised to NOT use lens flares, both in game or edited. If you must use it for light effects, use it lightly, and make sure you dont have any of those ugly extra circles.

[killerbunny]

The first is really really good!  And I love that paint, do you have a link for it?

I agree with most spitfire says, except for this :

If anyone is semi-serious about screenshots, it is advised to NOT use lens flares, both in game or edited. If you must use it for light effects, use it lightly, and make sure you dont have any of those ugly extra circles.

I think lens flare is acceptable, and even sometimes makes a good shot a great shot.  But you should use it wisely  Maybe find some other flare effects.  I know that FSkyworld has some alternate flare effects which look quite nice.  Like in this shot :

http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/K ... olio04.jpg

[Immelman]

Thanks for your comments.

[Spitfire222]

I really liked that paint btw, so thanks for pointing it out. #1 does a great job of showing it off very nicely!  8)

Killerbunny:
IMO, that shots lens flare is even worse in Immelman's #3 shot. I see what looks like a giant planet in the sky!  ;D

[Overspeed]

that water just stands out like a sore thumb in #3... i really liked the other two, but took me some time to figure out what the red patch was...

[Clipper]

#1 has a great looking aircraft, I feel though you may have been better served had you created some kind of "scenario" with the first two. They don't say anything, don't tell a story or create a "scene". The third, however creates a nice mood, could be a "returning to base" scenario...give the viewer something to think about. I've never been a fan of lens flare, but that's me...try to create your screenart with some theme or drama...the story behind the pic will carry it a long way.