KaLeiDoSCoPe
by timfythetoo

Comment:
You've brough out some intriguing colours here. And well framed, too; I like the use of space on the left.

I would have been tempted to try framing the combustion point on the sparkler a little lower - the stem of the sparkler looks a bit incongruous. Not sure if doing so would have made it any better though, I'd have to try and see.

Fireworks of nature
by elinias

Comment:
Nice.

It's a shame that the top of the firework's starburst is clipped off at the top. but apart from that it's well composed. Love the whisp of green smoke, and the way the stars are still visible.

Fire Works Magic
by xianart

Comment:
A completely different take on "fire works". Imaginative.

The overall effect works well. I am distracted, though, by whatever it is intruding in silhouette on the left side of the ember. And by the hard lower edge of the whisp of smoke off to the right. But that's me being picky - still a pleasing overall effect.

New Year in Brisbane, Australia
by GIS_boy

Comment:
Nicely done.

The Last Hurrah
by elsapo

Comment:
Stunning. Loving the peak of clear sky and stars, and the texture and lighting of the clouds. The contrast of the orange glow with the dark blues of the sky is quite hypnotic.

A shame about the pink-ish streak across the clouds. Would have been a 10 if not for that. But oh so close...

Sparkler!
by elips

Comment:
Nice idea. Hope you didn't start a bush-fire :-)

Wishes
by GueDesigns

Comment:
Perfectly composed. Love the lens flare on each star-bust, and the use of mono.

There's a noticeable "lean in" on the castle, though; which I would have tried to fix. And maybe just a bit of USM on the castle.

Nice shot, though.

Sparkler
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
This is terrific. The blue of the residue on the sparkler is perfectly exposed, which would be no mean feat photographing a burning sparkler!

And the spectrum of colours from the burn - white, yellow, orange, red. Perfect. The narrow-ish DOF creates a definite impression of the sparks coming towards the viewer, too.

Rising Angel
by h2

Comment:
Very effective.

The Day After - Spent and forgotten
by Melethia

Comment:
An interesting take on the subject. Well executed too; I like the way you have included the ridge of the kerb to provide context.

The narrow DOF looks a little like it was post-processed in...