Light's Out
by dsa157

Comment:
Another shot missed on the first pass due to my dark monitor as I missed all that smoke floating upward. Wel presented challenge entry, the only thing I would say is when I downloaded it I tried a different crop and removed the hand, that is not a smokers way to hold a cigarette? the smoke then seemed to profile the face.

Anyway, bumped an extra point after the second pass ;)

Poison Sky
by aznym

Comment:
Nice shot and great positioning of the chimneys and smoke. not sure if you did any/much processing of the background but I like the effect anyway. I did a quick desat of this and I think it would look good in b&w.

Hard Drive Disaster
by hughletheren

Comment:
I like the colour in this shot but feel the smoke is a little thin - though you do get the feel of an overworked drive.

Two To Tango
by digistoune

Comment:
I saw very little detail in this shot at first pass (I know, I have dark monitor problems) so I downloaded it and lightened somewhat in CS. Now I see what I hope was submitted? great capture of smoke, especially the lines.

Bumped 2 points ;)

Smoked Past the Shortstop
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Slightly confused as to how you got the effect? I get the smoking ball but the smoke doesn't give the impression of speed. IMHO if you can remove all the smoke this would be a great shot for a print (challenges don't really mean that much).

*vote watcher?* that last 1 was a bump :)

Pot Porri sticks
by train

Comment:
I'm still at odds with this, one minute its great as is, the next I want to crop out the blinds and just see the incense sticks and vase. As a smoke challenge entry I think it would be more dramatic without the blinds, and as something you (will) hang on your wall, the blue/green mix is fantastic.

*vote watcher?* the 2 you just got was a bump!

beautiful but deadly
by redmoon

Comment:
Nasty habit (that I have myself) I like the shot but think the colour of the cigarette burning is a little off. Very nice smoke curl.

Gravity
by phoensoul

Comment:
The gravity effect works well and the smoke is fine though I feel the box could be sharper.

Smoker Confined
by mrorange002

Comment:
OK, first pass was a 3! because I honestly didn't see any smoke, nore did I have any idea what this was.

I'm a smoker but not a fan of portraying the dirty habit. (in a sober mood and after downloading and brightening) I understand it, great shot but still looks a little pixelated on my pc.

Air Play
by amsmyth

Comment:
Right place, right time. Great shot but (for me) a little too much noise intenional or not, and I think it would look (far) better if the planes were nearer the left of the frame.