The shot itself isn't bad (except for that thing in the background, but that's obviously kind of unavoidable), but I think the processing could be a lot better.
First of all, I'd get rid of the watermark. It's distracting and they're easy to Photoshop out anyway.
I would rotate the photo a bit to the left to straighten out the tank.
And most importantly I would crop it. If you're able to from the original crop, I would leave a bit more space between the tank and the right edge of the photo. And I would crop out a fair amount of the left side. Crop out the top and bottom as well to keep the dimensions proportional. I would position the crop so as to make the ground/black sky conform to the rule of thirds (so 2/3 concrete, 1/3 black sky).
While I like the deep shadows, I don't really like the dim lighting. Can easily be fixed by adjusting the curves in Photoshop, so there's more contrast.
The 88, that's my baby. I drove one of those all over Iraq. Love the shot too. I agree with Aschkelon, the trailer kind of messes things up. However, I personally like the lighting. Great work
Thanks! Yeah, the trailer is a reefer for food transport and that is its spot when it's not used. It's almost *always* there... the bad part of shooting in a motor pool is the extra equipment that finds its way into the image. The 88 is a beast.. only seen it do its work once and it was under less than happy occations.
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