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A Flare with Flair
2nd PlaceA Flare with Flair
Jaded_Housewife


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Match (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: studio
Date: Jan 15, 2007
Aperture: 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2007

 I had like 11 shot choices and I have no idea if I've picked the right one. ugh! here are the three closest runner ups

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 248
Avg (all users): 6.7703
Avg (commenters): 7.7273
Avg (participants): 6.4943
Avg (non-participants): 6.9672
Views since voting: 6747
Views during voting: 351
Votes: 209
Comments: 53
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 01/30/2007 05:48:46 AM
congrats...great colours and the half burnt match is perfect!
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 01/27/2007 10:31:58 AM
Congrats on your ribbon Crystal... very cool piece of work. Well done!
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 01/24/2007 08:15:46 PM
Wonderful swirl of smoke and flame. Congrats!
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 01/24/2007 09:31:39 AM
Hey hey hey. A big congrats. Glad to see you ribbon. Very nice capture, great movement in the flame and smoke, makes it very dynamic.
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 01/24/2007 08:40:16 AM
WOOHOO, you are doing awesome girl! Congratulations on the red :)
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 01/24/2007 08:13:24 AM
very beautiful, congrats!! I tried it many many many times but wasn't able to catch:) just never:) it's really beautiful, the blue veil around the flame is great!
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 01/24/2007 08:10:23 AM
you picked the right shot, congrats
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 01/24/2007 06:48:10 AM
Congrats Crystal! As Paris would say: That's hot! :P
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 01/24/2007 04:58:27 AM
you did it, you little biscuit! congrats.
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 01/24/2007 04:17:01 AM
Great shot, and congrats on the ribbon!. It was interesting to me when I was scoring all the images, how this one stood out from all the similar ones. Nice work.
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 01/24/2007 04:04:10 AM
yeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyyyyyyyyyyy
*high five!*
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 01/24/2007 03:21:57 AM
Congrats on the 2nd place! Great Job! you must be really proud!
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 01/24/2007 03:15:06 AM
Congrats on your RED, girl!!! I'm so happy for you! What a fantastic shot!
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 01/24/2007 02:36:04 AM
BeaUTIFUL execution! Congratulations on a red ribbon! This is great!

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 01/24/2007 02:14:25 AM
Being a member of your WPL4 team I am happy to see a ribbon of course - I'm REALLY happy to see that you got excited about the challenge had many options from which to choose. I would have gone with the pear, of course, for high fiber - but that shows how much I know ;)
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 01/24/2007 01:50:36 AM
Awesome!! Congrats on a great shot and a red ribbon!!!
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 01/24/2007 01:22:50 AM
Wohoooo, finally you made it!! Great shot, congrats Crystal :)
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 01/24/2007 12:06:19 AM
Congrats on your first red. Beautiful photo. ;)
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 01/23/2007 10:38:05 PM
beautifull image.congrats
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 01/23/2007 09:27:37 PM
You are a master with the matches, dear Crystal.....
Love this shot and so [pleased you received a ribbon..... Congratulations
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 01/23/2007 09:19:14 PM
Great shot Crystal. Amazing clarity and perfect timing. Congrats on your second ribbon.
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 01/23/2007 08:07:44 PM
The right one indeed! Congrats Crystal. ...now you can stop playing with matches. :)
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 01/23/2007 08:05:31 PM
Many congratulations! I love it how you got exactly half (diagonal) of the match head burning and half not. Beautiful image.
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 01/23/2007 08:05:09 PM
Hey, hey! Look at you!! Congratulations, Crystal!!!
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 01/23/2007 08:04:02 PM
Great flame exposure & smoke. Congrats on the red!
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 01/23/2007 07:58:02 PM
Congrats on the ribbon, Crystal.
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 01/23/2007 07:57:51 PM
hey congrats on the ribbon!!!!
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 01/23/2007 07:56:51 PM
You picked the right one IMO anyway. Congrats on the RED.
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 01/23/2007 07:48:50 PM
Way to go Crystal. Congrats
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 01/23/2007 07:45:23 PM
Congratulations Crystal, you obviously made the right choice, its beautiful!
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 01/23/2007 07:40:12 PM
Congrats! You kept taking those burning match shots and got yourself a ribbon. :) Love the smoke behind.
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 01/23/2007 07:36:37 PM
Congrats!! you and matches go well ;)
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 01/23/2007 07:32:17 PM
Congrats. Very crisp image.
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 01/23/2007 07:27:49 PM
Great exposure and image, Crystal! Big congrats on your new ribbon!
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 01/23/2007 07:25:18 PM
thanks for proving my point! :-)

I'm a fan.
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 01/23/2007 07:18:23 PM
Congrats on that ribbon Crystal. Well deserved!
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 01/23/2007 07:14:27 PM
Congrats Crystal! WooHoo! :-D
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 01/23/2007 07:08:53 PM
Oh, I think you picked the right one. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 01/23/2007 07:08:33 PM
Well done - You DID pick the right one!
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 01/23/2007 07:06:57 PM
Way to go! Congrats on the ribbon! You got an 8 from me!
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 01/23/2007 07:06:31 PM
knew you were a shoe-in for a ribbon in this challenge... congrats!
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 01/23/2007 07:06:23 PM
Hey Crystal, Congrats!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/23/2007 11:03:42 AM
Really cool lines in this. Did you try to highlight the smoke a tad more?
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 01/22/2007 02:38:13 PM
awesome!
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 01/22/2007 02:10:48 PM
Very pretty colors and composition. Gotta love the diagonal color on the match head! One nit - my eyes feel like the match stick is not exactly vertical in the frame. Back to bump you up to 8.
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 01/20/2007 02:05:01 PM
The best single match photo in this challenge. The detail, coulour and composition is amazing. Bumping it to 10.
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 01/20/2007 06:54:46 AM
best match capture yet,nicely snapped
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 01/19/2007 01:56:42 PM
great macro shot!
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 01/19/2007 12:13:46 AM
One of the best flare shots in this challenge. The angular burn is amazing as well as a great smoke surrounding the flame. I wonder how u captured this angular burn - many tries??
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 01/17/2007 01:39:02 PM
Nice timing, lovely blend of movement and color.
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 01/17/2007 12:49:27 PM
Nicely done. Only criticism -- and likely out of your control -- is that the flame goes outside the frame ... this would be a 10 if the match were further left in the composition and the flame fully captured, but otherwise exactly as seen here. *8*
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 01/17/2007 06:45:06 AM
A verry nice one
Good collors
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 01/17/2007 04:34:16 AM
Nice sharp detail. Great capture of the angle of burn on the head and pleasant colors. Probably the best of the lit matches. Bumping up to 8.
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