when you got none
by sergut

Comment by brianlh:
i'm guessing this wasn't someone you knew just posing for you. if it was, a brick wall might have been a better backdrop. even so, i think the distortion of the (fish-eye?) lens works well. the shiny car kinda detracts from it, but the black and white adds back again. 6.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by moodville:
Not sure if there is a story there with the title and the type of paper that's burning, but it sounds expensive. The composition is good, no bad reflections on the chrome/metal disk (which is good), although I think the edge may be cropped a little too close. The lighting is good, especially on the smoke, which I understand to be a difficult thing to photograph correctly. It's a good shot.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by amsmyth:
Interesting response to challenge but the light on the back of the plate is very distracting. Nice smoke

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by JC_Homola:
Very nice capture of the smoke. I love the lighting, One small "but", the tilt of the salver is a bit distracting. 8

Unbearable lightness of being
by sergut

Comment by sergut:
Dear Doc, thank you again for your time and effort: your behavour towards exellency is what pushes people like me into the right direction: putting myself into question and trying to act for the better.
Just for documentation: here's a temporary page on the net to show potencial customers what i do//www.users.skynet.be/panoman.
You will understand that my actual photography -exept for the panoramic- depresses me a lot, because altough i would want it to be creative and interesting, my mind is not UP to it, (life is in a hard phase just now). Well with the help and attention of people like yourself, it's feeling a good vibe from time to time and getting the right energy.

Back from a walk in the woods
by sergut

Comment by sergut:
Thanks a lot for all these comments and suggestions. I just got aware of the fact comments can continue to be posted aftervoting. Sorry for being such a slow reactor, but THANKS again for your efforts. I feel i'm well surrounde and hope to be up to your efforts in the future.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by dagaleaa:
interesting photograph

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by ogdenm:
Personally, I would have prefered the smoke to be sharper and perhaps a bit more rim lighting on the tray.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by Glen King:
Nice treatment of the challenge. But I really dislike the smell of burning paper.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment by SharQ:
I guess this is some form of incense, yes? But papier d'armenie means nothing to me, and the smoke is too blurred. Use more light or a higher ISO value to get a shorter shutter time. Nice lighting though. (4)