Seven Firefighters Dead In Amonium Nitrate Blast
by frumoaznicul

Comment by djscarrd:
Don't see any relation of the 7 dead firefighters or to the amonium nitrate. Could've used a little more light on the subject.

Seven Firefighters Dead In Amonium Nitrate Blast
by frumoaznicul

Comment by strongheart:
good pic but headline does not work for me

Seven Firefighters Dead In Amonium Nitrate Blast
by frumoaznicul

Comment by whiteroom:
En

Seven Firefighters Dead In Amonium Nitrate Blast
by frumoaznicul

Comment by jadin:
Decent photo. Decent headline. However, the photo and the headline don't exactly match up. Usually firefighters share a very close bond. Seven dying in a blast makes me think they'd be _slightly_ more emotional than the firefighter pictured here. Good attempt regardless.

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by graphicfunk:
From the Critique Club:
First: the red in this picture has enough strength to be its essence. The distance village frames the flower field nicely. I believe you short changed your effort by the extreme tilt of the horizon. It challenges the eye and competes directly with flowers. Be very careful when taking artistic license to tilt, the move is so important that it brings with it many new problems. The main object of the tilt is to create tension. I think this image had enough going without this alteration.
You do have a very nice image here and I would go back and realize its' full potential. You will not need to worry about rules. The minor changes I would correct are as follows. Look at the halo atop the village buildings. This is caused by extreme oversharpenning. If you use PS I would suggest you use the high-pass filter on a copy of the background. Then apply it in overlay mode. This will yield the same result as the unsharp mask, but you can always go back and adjust the opacity until you are satisfied. This is not allowed in basic editing in challenges. Next: since red is the heart of the picture be careful not to over saturate. Red is very strong and can easily tilt towards a vermillion.
In conclusion, I see a very strong picture here that can be a winner image. It has good dof; beautiful comp and that wild red to entice the eyes. dan

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by sixmacs:
Angle kind of confuses me.

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by daisy77:
amazing shot.

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by indianzfan:
Pretty. I don't like the crooked horizon. I know you were probably trying to be different but it makes me dizzy. 6

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by Count:
Nice shot. I like teh colors and the way you managed the deep DOF. I don't usually like shots that are tilted this much, but here you pulled it off with pleasant results. Good job.

Fields On Fire
by frumoaznicul

Comment by lizzyc3:
AHHH! Run for the hills, oh, never mind. I really like this but why the crookedness? The colors are amazing but the crookedness confuses me.