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Comment by ShunRin:
too many subjects and the action doesn't seem to be the focal point somehow? Maybe explaining would help but the photo on its own doesnt explain as much as it maybe could.

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Comment by gazdi:
I think many will ask if it's composed from several shots, I'll come back and check the answer and vote for it as a single expo picture. The explosions are pretty, the car is composed well to strenghten the uneasy feeling, but the result still misses something, maybe a dramatic touch in PP.

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Comment by pjangel:
Is this on a movie set?

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Comment by JaimeVinas:
ha! Ive been there. Thats MGM studios. Thats a hard shot to get. I know I tried it when I was there about three weeks ago. :)

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Comment by wardmac:
Cool shot, or should I say hot shot. Wish the car was entering the scene and not leaving it though.

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Comment by spencerwood:
Limited time frame to get the perfect shot and so this carries a relatively high difficulty. However, if only the red car was placed more in the frame, ideally a third in from the right (with room to move into the left hand side) just going over the flames would have been great to see. You have a fairly complex, irrelevent and distracting background, a tighter crop on the red car and the flames would have made for a more simple and dramatic shot

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Comment by loseme:
Cool stunt! What awesome timing for this shot. Great job!

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Comment by briantammy:
whoa, cool!

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Comment by xtine:
this couldn't help but catch my eye ! take away the sun (typical dreich Scottish day),add a small (cold) girl .....

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Comment by nards656:
Greetings from the Critique Club! :)

Composition
I love this shot, I've got to admit. I love the progression of the blur, I love the foreground colors, and I love the idea. I don't think you followed any compositional "rules", but the general feel of the image is very nice. The focus of the is very definitely where it belongs.

Camera Work
I honestly think this might have scored a bit higher if your DOF was a bit more forgiving. I see comments about the "softness" (perhaps made by someone misunderstanding "DOF", I don't know) and can only connect that with the A and B having slightly soft edges on the left and right. Focusing just a bit deeper on the letters would POSSIBLY have rendered them completely in focus by using the entire focus plane. As well, a slightly smaller aperture would have still given the same overall effect while imcreasing the sharpness of the letters A and B.

Post Processing
Incredibly well done. Color balance is perfect, contrast is very good, and the overall result is very pleasing. I even personally like the border, but I think it cost you quite a bit of score, as they usually do :)

My Thoughts
I did not vote on this challenge, but I would have probably rated this image an 8. I like the use of red, and I like the overall color. I also like the high key background.

Overall, an excellent image. Thanks for participating. I hope my thoughts have been helpful and informative. Please feel free to contact me by PM if you have any questions or responses.

Bernard