One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by dswann:

Originally posted by dswann: Great job! Thanks for the set-up info also. Congrats on the yellow!

Congrats now on the blue! Well deserved!

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by dtremain:
See? I told you it was a great picture. Considering that it is now blue, are you sure you know where that ring came from? Or does it have a will of its own to dominate all others? Kind-a scary if you think about it...

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by see:
Greetings from the critique club.
Hello Iain, I̢۪m Alan.

This is really a easy Critique. Your colors, contrast, DOF are spot on. Though not a original Idea as you mentioned, it was well executed, and deserves the score and placement it received. The only negative I can find on your image is the fuel line that is a bit of a distraction, but with the restrictive editing in basic I fail to see how you could have altered that. And so brings up your claim that your attempt is somehow sub par to the Original (?) idea by Dave Nitsche on 1X. I think here you are comparing apples to oranges, similar in concept only. I think your transitions in the flames are much smoother. Dave was able to use any editing software at his disposal and was not restricted in file size, in a similar situation I̢۪m sure you could have removed the offending fuel line, in what, about a half a hour, surpassing presentation in eye appeal.
This was very well done, and congratulations on your ribbon..
Alan

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by De Sousa:
It's great when an idea/setup comes out so perfectly and the efforts are recognized by the viewers. WTG! Congrats for this amazing image.

Going Mad With The Topaz
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Melethia:
Fun! And not all that mad with the Topaz. It can get much, much worse. :-)

Going Mad With The Topaz
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Iraklis:
Hmmm evenly matched...

Clear The Way
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by kellymk:
Intersting capture at exactly the right moment, nicely done. I like the little bits of blue and the cool coloured shadows to offset the red. Nice.

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by one2one:
Love the blues in this. Great image. Congrats.

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by SandyP:
Way to go! Both you & davenit. They each have a different look, but each amazing! Congratulations!

One Ring To Rule Them All
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by kiwiness:
Looks good. Did you know that the original photo was taken by a DPC'er davenit