Mystic Flame
by SDW

Comment by Rebecca:
There are just too many contextless, dismbodied flame shots in this challenge, and to be honest none of them are terribly interesting. This is much like the Fireworks challenge, where the photos that scored best actually placed them in some kind of context. There's no good clarity here to put it at the top of the field of similar candidates.

Remembering the Past
by SDW

Comment by Germaine:
Wonderful clarity and depth of field. This is just me, but I'm not crazy about sepia. I'd rather see this in plain old b&w.

Mystic Flame
by SDW

Comment by eye has not seen:
nice shot,great colors

Remembering the Past
by SDW

Comment by persimon:
Your post processing technique is beautiful. I love the tall grass in the foreground. Image looks like an old fashioned daguerreotype.

Remembering the Past
by SDW

Comment by serinanielson:
This is awesome. Thanks!

Mystic Flame
by SDW

Comment by albc28:
It'd be a better photo if it were sharper.

Mystic Flame
by SDW

Comment by hotpasta:
quite blurry...sorry :-(

Exhausted
by SDW

Comment by Melethia:
I quite liked this when voting - not exactly sure why, either. Something about the juxtaposition of shapes, textures, and colors, all realized with good light, good clarity. Maybe that's it.

Shadows
by SDW

Comment by Skip:
excellent capture!

Exhausted
by SDW

Comment by Skip:
this was one of my higher scoring entries in the challenge. was really glad to see it come up in voting, even glader to see it top-10. w2g, scott!