The power of heat.
by gwsallen

Comment by csb:
Cool shot! Very nicely composed ... hard to find anything to complain about with this one. 10

The power of heat.
by gwsallen

Comment by L1:
Nice reflections in the ice.

The power of heat.
by gwsallen

Comment by Koriyama:
What a charming image. 8

The power of heat.
by gwsallen

Comment by SharQ:
Fantastically well-taken image. Great lighting and creative, too! The only thing I would point out that there is a difference between "power" and "strength". Power is a more generic term, while strength is a word describing physical attributes such as raw strength and longevity. (you are by no means the only one. Check out this thread: kamps.org/g/?vkmv) I think you picture describes "power", but not "strength", and hence falls outside of the challenge. Sorry. (2)

The power of heat.
by gwsallen

Comment by toadtheprince:
Great lighting, did you use a sepia filter?

Hot Wheel
by gwsallen

Comment by gwsallen:
First of all, i would like to thank everyone for comments, really appreciate.

Some of you would like to know how i did this.

First step, how to stay the wheel standing instead of lying down, use anything small which is able to hide from the capture scene, here I use paper rolled up and placed it under.

Set your camera ready with self-timer.

How to make smoke, simple - light a cigarette then place it under the wheel but touching nothing. You do not want to mess up the platform with ashes or tip the wheel over. Place the cigarette there for quite a while to accumulate the smoke. When you think it is ready to go, push the shutter and notice the countdown. Hide the cigarette before the cameras take the shot.

And of course some lighting will help, I use one table lamp on top and two spotlights on both side, left and right.

For options review please go to //www.deviantart.com/view/6378162/

Hot Wheel
by gwsallen

Comment by Glen King:
Interessting. Was the pic really better this way or in color? Neat idea though. 8

Hot Wheel
by gwsallen

Comment by Dufus:
Humor indead!

Hot Wheel
by gwsallen

Comment by nordic:
excellent photo - winner of this challenge for me - 10

Hot Wheel
by gwsallen

Comment by pcrymble:
I actually tried to do this same shot and gave up in the end. Just to hard to get the lighting right without a proper flash. Yours suffers the same flash bounce but it much better than mine! Well done