A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by alfresco:
Ms Top Ten strikes again!! Power photo cindi, congrats on the top then!!!

A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by kari1:
Wow .. and you didn't light the fire for them to pose before. This is a great shot cengrats on the top 10!

A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by graphicfunk:
A dramatic and highly moving image. Congratulations on your top ten finish.

A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by muypoetico:
nice sense of drama and energy

Vogue
by idnic

Comment by Qart:
The absolute best portrait in the challenge... You kept it perfectly natural and the beauty shines wonderfully... very well done... :)

A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by popdeepop:
Move this up on second review. I like this. Shutter speed must have been a key to this photo.

A Hero's Challenge
by idnic

Comment by cryonv:
From a technical standpoint, this shot is REALLY TOUGH to do correctly. Fire and water moves incredibly quick and in situations such as this you need to be on your toes. Judging from the water drops and the flame; the camera was already cranked at a fairly high ISO and the shutter speed was high. So my hats off to the photographer who took this and let's take a look at the technical aspects.

I've already mentioned that the shutter speed was fairly high, this is able to be seen at the water drops on the left hand side dripping (almost not blurred). The DOF was really good and focused right behind the firefighters and included them. The fire provides a good source of backlighting and the reflective strips on the uniforms provide the added light to prevent the firefighters from disappearing into shadow land. Well done on this photo shoot.

I pray that no body was hurt during this emergency.

Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by A_lack_of_color:
very cool shot, beautiful contrast

Vogue
by idnic

Comment by Jutilda:
Excellent. It's raw and doesn't have over processing yet the colors are rich and vivid. Beautiful eyes!! Great portrait. 9

Vogue
by idnic

Comment by alfresco:
My opinion - slightly tighter crop (lop off the left into the hair, as on the right) would have sent this soaring to the stars. Nice use of makeup to highlight the eyes. Great focus on the eyes too. Hmmm. She looks familiar.

And I think ... Yes, yes I do! I think I see persimmons reflected in her eyes! :)

This is a very good photo, and I'm not just sucking up. Well done!