- Fire -
by michel14

Comment:
Nicely observed. Would have been improved for me with less grain and a fuller flame - but those are just preferences.

Flame ON
by justine

Comment:
Gorgeous abstraction of the chemistry and physics of fire

Focus On Fire
by garrywhite2

Comment:
Creative use of desaturation. Very atmospheric and well seen.

Fire!
by Alexys

Comment:
A very good evokation of fire with excellent close up detail and textures.

Playing with Fire
by mrblobby

Comment:
Technically a superb image showing great creativity and wit. Emotionally it fails to fire :)) me up though as other photos here do. Still it's a deserved 8.

Luci's Lounge
by ellamay

Comment:
This is a very creative and evocative shot. Are those people walking - probably not - it's just an ordinary fire right? But you've transformed it into something special. Well done.

Burner Art
by carlacryptic

Comment:
This is one of the most effective uses of advanced editing I've seen on this site. The image manages to convey more about the essential thermodynamics of a gas ring than it would unedited. the fluidity, colouration and textures are awesome and the flames are magical. I predict a ribbon. 10

Wasting time silently in the library
by MadMountie

Comment:
I looked at this as it loaded on my screen and my first instinct was that this was going to be good - books, silence etc.. But no people! IMHO this photo screams out for a person. Well done for the effort involved though! it's a very creative composition and I note the attention to the colour spectrum - nicely done. An 8 with a person, 6 without.

A quiet place
by GoodEnd

Comment:
A city - a quiet place? Poor choice of subject to convey an idea of silence but an interesting photo.

You Can Silence the Noise...But Never the People
by mamonell

Comment:
technically a competent photo but a gun is something associated with extreme noise and thus even with mufflers, it is really difficult to appreciate any sense of silence. the flag is confusing also since it is not clear what it has to do with the idea of silence. I note the title but it does not help much. Are you saying that you could ban guns but the people would make a noise about it? In that context this is a good subject for a 'prpoganda', 'media' or 'campaigning' challenge. For silence, however, it eludes me - sorry :))