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by jessebradley

Comment:
I love this. There's a very celestial feel to this for me. The colors are great and the composition is very nice. It looks like this was done on a mirror, so the reflection is inevitable but I think I'd like it even better if there were nothing but black at the base, so everything is growing upwards. I think the softish focus works here and the lighting is perfect. I don't know how the fire was controlled or if any special substance was used but I think it'd be cool (if its possible) to get some sort of graceful figure/figuring in the middle of the flames without it burning up. Added dimension and all that as this really gives me the impression of a sort of Venus rising. Anyway, great job! I gave a 7

Fischer Creek Fire
by die2board

Comment:
Nice editorial/photojournalistic image. Even though there's quite a bit of smoke around, it could almost appear as if the fire is starting right before our eyes. I love the contrast between the orange flames and the deep pine trees. I also like the rawness of the image. Maybe its just me but there's almost a visible wince to this shot where I can only think of destruction that'll soon engulf the rest of those trees. Nicely captured, I hope you were at a safe distance. I gave a 7

Hot & Spicy !
by Tom_Robbrecht

Comment:
Great composition, great fire, great colors. I like the idea and the lighting looks to be just right. There seems to be a bit of harshness in some areas with the lighting but overall its fine. The focus is good, though seems soft on the ends of the pepper, possibly because of the lighting? Not sure. Nice entry. I gave a 7

ARORA of the FIRE
by FocusPoint

Comment:
Simple and beautiful. I think this is a great entry. I'm not sure if you could've gotten the fire to look sharper and I'm not even sure that's needed. The softness is a great aspect in itself so its a tough call whether sharp would've made the image as appealing. I definitely love the colors and the simple arching shapes are wonderful. Very nicely envisioned and captured. I gave a 7

Summoning the flames
by TUBORG

Comment:
Excellent all around. Great storytelling. The technicals (focus, lighting, composition) are all great. I don't really see anything I would change to be honest. Nothing jumps out either as a glaring issue or even a nitpick. I'm bumping from 8 to 10. Nicely done.

Krypton on Fire
by posthumous

Comment:
I love the abstract nature of this. The colors are great, the focus looks good on parts of it, I do wish the depth was deeper or touched on more of the brownish areas. I like the contrast of the cool colors against the darker brown/blacks. Composition is good, the image is a tad busy which makes it difficult to find a place for my eye to rest but in an overall sense it works together nicely. I gave a 6

The Flaming Snowball
by Rebecca

Comment:
Great image. I like the choice of selective desaturation, really makes your subject stand out. The image is very crisp and clean and the expression on the girl's face is excellent, very emotive. Obviously meets the challenge. The few nitpics I have is the arms look overly processed a bit, particularly in the bicep area to me, sort of soft and slightly blurred. I also wish I could see more of the girl's face, especially with that happy look she has. Quite lovely. I gave 6

nefarious
by shoelessaj

Comment:
Great image. The flames look great, the skull thingie very scary. I do wish the skull was a bit more prominent in the picture, I find myself needing to strain a bit to find the details in the face, so I'm not sure if maybe a slight fill light (or a bit stronger one if you were using one already) would help?. Not too much through as part of the interest is the shadowed nature, just enough to bring out a bit more of the detail in the skull. I gave a 6

Firepower - keep your sponsors happy!
by boomerakl

Comment:
Great clarity, control of the natural light is good. Certainly meets the challenge. I think technically its a great image, the subject doesn't draw me in however. I gave a 6

Boom!
by bvoi

Comment:
Wow! Nice fire cloud. Definitely meets the challenge. Interested in finding out how you took this without (presumedly) killing yourself and others! I like the color scheme and the definition in the firecloud is nice. I would probably crop about half an inch off the top to give the cloud a uniform feel and maybe just a little more fill light coming in from the left. I gave a 6