Stand by your work

I submitted this image as a printed 13x19 print for my digital photo class. The assignment was for stitching images together and make them look like one. But as usual, printed images from the school turn out way different from abused printers. So my final project does not really look like this.
Color is all relative, right?



When you have a photo critique, especially with a printed image as a final product, you must stand by your work. In the critique, I heard a lot of other students say "I wasn't sure about this...It didn't work the way I wanted...I could have composed the image better..."
No No No! It must be perfect AND you must like it. Taste is a variation, and you should at least like your work.

One critique against my image was the signs ruined the landscape. The teacher look over and said, "No way, that's what the image is about." This would be a real boring picture without the signs.