Tough Actin' My Ass!
by narcdawg

Comment:
Haha, I love the title. This is an amusing photo that has nothing wrong with it technically as far as I can see. I like how the shoes are not completely symetric and I like the location of the flames.

on top of the world
by whiteroom

Comment:
*mouth drops open*

Make a Wish
by Gunnsi

Comment:
So you're probably getting marked down by a lot of people since it's a candid.... but I think it is a fantastic candid. I love the colors and the lighting. Gives it a very lively feel, which is appropriate for a party. I like the interesting angle that you chose for the cake. I think you did a great job with the timing of the shot, having some candles blown out and others still lit but obviously being blown out. I do not mind at all that the head of the person is cropped out, and I actually sort of like it this way (more focus on the cake, and therefore the "fire", and less focus on a particular person.)

Home On The Range
by EssAreDubya

Comment:
Definitely meets the challenge. Visually it is not an exciting image - perhaps focusing more on one burner/flame would have helped, or giving the shot a different angle.

This single flame
by strangeghost

Comment:
Very elegant. It almost seems like the flame is a dancer twisting and reaching upwards.

Blue Fire
by charliebaker

Comment:
Trying to vote and comment on as many images as possible so here goes.

This very much does not meet the challenge to me.

I'd try to be more helpful but since I've seen another image almost identical to this one in another recent challenge I'm a bit confused.

Candlelight Reflections
by andrea22_als

Comment:
I like the image as it is, but would be very interested to see how it might look with the reflection part cropped off. I know the reflections are sort of the point, hence the title, but I just *adore* the top part of the image and think it could do very well on its own. Not marking down or anything for that though, just would be curious to see.

Surreal fire on ice
by json

Comment:
Wow, this purple shot in a sea of reds and oranges is pretty nifty. Plus I really love the "surreal" or abstract nature of it. I keep wanting to figure out if that's a hand in the bottle-shaped ice in the middle. That's a bit distracting to me visually, but is interesting to look at.

Technically the only thing I notice is the gray area to the left of the middle ice piece. Looks like you played around with colors and had to desaturate one that was not working. I wouldn't vote down for the "is that a hand" thing - even though distracting, this IS after all understood to be surreal - but I do feel I have to mark down a tiny bit for the gray. It just detracts too much, unfortunately.

But with the beautiful purple swirls and beautifully arranged ice on top of a nicely done background, the visual impact was such that this is definitely one of my favorites. So don't get me wrong about the "marking down" bit... this still got a great score from me.

Fischer Creek Fire
by die2board

Comment:
Eeek. I hope everything was okay.

Visually not too bad of a shot.. good colors and contrast. I love the deep, rich greens.

I think that the fire does not have enough focus however. When I look at this I see a nice photo of trees that happen to be on fire, instead of seeing "fire". Maybe a different cropping would have helped this - personally I would have been interested to see it cropped just to the left of the tree in the foreground (the one to the left of the fire area) to form a portrait-orientation, with the fire as more of a major element.

But then again, I think that so far I've seen a lot of shots of just fire. The fire in these shots is perhaps more dramatic visually but the fire does not have a context to provide any impact in my mind. This photo, however, will definitely stay with me. It makes me appreciate the *potential impact* that this fire could have on *all* that is around it, thus making the trees a hugely important part of this shot.

I thought I was going to mark you down and I am so glad that I took longer to think. Thank you for sharing this image.

She Hates To Be Betrayed
by De Sousa

Comment:
Hm, I'm a little confused by this shot and title... but visually, it is a good image. I think it is composed well, and looks like a very artistic shot but one that manages to keep from looking too set up.