NYIP Award of Merit

I received an Award of Merit for one of my photos submitted for my NYIP course. I am so proud of this. I submitted this with information on my execution of the image. I spot metered on the highlights and then on the shadows and set my exposure to mid. I also gave him the settings on the camera and the lens that was used. The instructor said in his reply to this image, that he was trying to find something that I could improve on, a critique, that is what his job is, but he could not find anything. He said the image was flawless.

Here is the merit award and also the image that got it...

Carlos
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