Fire Starter
by agwright

Comment:
Great action here, high drama. I love the stopped motion aspect of this. Nice detailing and you've controlled most of the natural light. The focus looks good though a bit soft on the body of the fire-eater/spitter. I do wish you'd been able to get more of a side view of him so half of his face and his red mohawk? would be even more visible. Not sure if that turn to the side would also have a better background or not. Finally I wish the fireball wasn't cut off at the top. Still this is a fun image. I gave a 5

Before Edison
by SherwinJames

Comment:
I like the simple centered composition, the colors are nice and the border works well. I think the focus needs a bit of work though, the gold/brass portions should be very sharp and clear but they have a lot of softness to them, my guess is because of low light levels. The lack of sharp focus really impacts this negatively for me, I'm giving a 5. Were it much sharper (not just sharpened) I'd probably give a 7.

She Hates To Be Betrayed
by De Sousa

Comment:
Nice entry. Photos with an easily recognizable story are fun. Good colors here, lighting looks good too. There's some weirdness in the uniform, not sure what, has a strange muted aspect like its been neat imaged, maybe some other PP was done to it. I'm not sure if seeing the man's eyes would be better or not, the fact that they are shadowed makes me want to see them yet it does lend a bit of mystery and anonymity to him. The blurry heel of the woman's left foot is a tad distracting so if more of it were in shadow the image would be even better. Only other thing is the bit of string from the woman's underwear or lingerie that is showing on her thigh. Normally probably not a big thing, but due to the position she's in and the light highlighting that area it becomes noticeable and a little distracting. Overall a very good image that coupled with the title has a great story to tell - without the title all sorts of other stories can easily be found it in too which is a great thing. I gave a 6

Flare
by elsapo

Comment:
Beautiful fire here. Love the contrasts in color and the lighting looks good. The focus seems to be off in some areas, to be expected when dealing with fire as a subject I think. Nice composition but I'm not sure I like the white border, even though its rather thin it still seems to draw attention to itself rather than just frame the image. I gave a 6

Dahlia Flambé
by banmorn

Comment:
Fabulous colors here and the focus is great. I wish there was a bit more light coming in on the side just to brighten it up a touch more. Also I think composing it so that black portion in the bottom left corner was gone would give the image a more seamless look - tilting the subject (or camera) so that it appears to be rising up out of the corner rather than just cropping and losing some of the interesting features would probably be best. Other than that I think its a great entry. I gave a 6

Cocktail
by Djabordjabor

Comment:
I haven't the faintest idea what's in there but I like the dynamic feel of this image. Great mix of two elements, fire and water. The focus looks great and the lighting seems just right. I wish the image didn't feel cramped on the right side but that's a fairly minor issue. I also feel like I'm missing some of the details of what's going on from the further back view, not sure if that makes sense, I like being able to see the action in its entirety but I long to get up close and personal with the mix of fire and water and see what's going on there. Still this is a great shot. I gave a 7

burn village BURN!!!
by DjFenzl

Comment:
Nice image. Feels very apocalyptic or like it could be in some movie. The flames look great, the structure is nicely capture - good focus and everything. I love the way the sky looks as its picked up smoke and heat from the flames. Very 'hellish' in my estimation. I sure hope no one was hurt in the making of this image! I gave a 6

Shadow and Flame
by indridistefans

Comment:
Great flames. I like how they form a column almost. Nice color to them as well. They do seem a bit muted though, not sure why, as if they could be just a bit more vibrant - maybe its the distance if it were closer in it'd be brighter.. I don't know. I gave a 5

Smile!
by Nuzzer

Comment:
Simple. Cute. Fun. Not much I can say to offer improvements as the image is as I said simple - not to make or anything, just very basic and bare bones. I like it. I'm giving a 6

F L A M A P P L E ?
by Nald

Comment:
Nice. I like the shape and color of the flames. I like the composition as well. Nice use of light and the focus is great. I'm curious whether this would look better with a green apple so the contrast between flame and fruit is much greater. I have to say I hate the border, definitely pulls attention from the subject, where it much thinner I think the effect would be much better. I gave a 6, probably would give a 7 with a different border - it aggravates my eye that much.