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Comment by essay:
"I like the composition and the minimalistic image you have presented here, but the subject matter suffers from commonality here on DPC. There are a lot of dandelions MATCHES & SMOKE on DPC. In fact, I think I've even seen a few with the same type of blown SWIRLING SMOKE technique. Something seems off to me with the lighting. The highlights seem a little too harsh AS I CANNOT REALLY SEE MUCH OF THE DETAILED GRAINS IN THE WOOD AS I WOULD LIKE, AND THE SMOKE CLOUD ON THE RIGHT IS NOT PARTICULARLY APPEALING." ;)

Sound vaguely familiar? They say "our sins look especially bad when we see them in someone else."



-Seriously, I do like your composition, and congrats on the nice finish. Thanks for taking the time to comment on my entry (thumbnail below), but please realize, there are few original ideas each week on DPC (and I do put THE TWO OF US at the top of the list that are NOT particularly original).



When I do mimic something, I TRY to make some element(s) of it unique or at least execute it better than has been done before, as I'd like to think I have done in my entry this week, and as you have in yours.

I'm sure I could point to numerous similar examples of each photo of page one that have been entered before.

Good luck on future challenges.

Stan

Message edited by author 2009-09-23 10:16:47.

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Comment by fitz3000:
great deep DOF, one of my favourites on this contest, 10

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Comment by citymars:
Nicely done!

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Comment by AJSullivan:
More matches? Great shot,although I would have loved more separation between the match heads and the background. Love smoke though.

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Comment by bob350:
Design reminds me of a church organ pipe set. Lighting is good both on the matchsticks and the smoke.

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Comment by hotpasta:
very good...smoke looks good as does lighting 8

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Comment by poser:
very good

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Comment by Niecy:
Good idea, love the smoke and the black background. Also I like the way you composed the match sticks.

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Comment by wkdesigns:
Finally, someone does the matches AND the smoke. You get the 10.

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Comment by vikas:
My pick for Red - 9
This is beautifully executed.. keeping the matchstick on the left bottom with the negative space filled with smoke, it all works so well together!