Silent Song
by mpeters

Comment by Melethia:
BIG smile!

Point of Impact
by mpeters

Comment by dswann:
Very cool. I love the blue smoke. Congrats!

Point of Impact
by mpeters

Comment by Bear_Music:
Nice job! Congrats on ribbon!

Point of Impact
by mpeters

Comment by slickchik:
You are getting a ribbon... just sayin'

Point of Impact
by mpeters

Comment by hiriam:
great...maybe u should try from another view, another angle to see
whole match?

No Country for Old Men
by mpeters

Comment by jpanguluri:
It took me a while to figure this out. Like it! Maybe tighter crop on the "old men?"

No Country for Old Men
by mpeters

Comment by docpjv:
Awesome creativity. Should do well. Author?

Point of Impact
by mpeters

Comment by giantmike:
Nicely done. That's some wonderful detail in the match head, the fire, and the smoke. Especially under basic editing.

No Country for Old Men
by mpeters

Comment by cyparis:
I really like the image a lot. There is a strong impact in the way the matchsticks are distributed evenly and yet unequal...
The smoke does not seem to be created from the sticks anyway it is one of my top scores.

No Country for Old Men
by mpeters

Comment by CNovack:
The technicals of the image are great - the lighting on the burned out matches is spot on and the blue smoke with detail in the swirls is visually captivating. One can infer some symbology of the shot and just the title. The passing of the old to ruin and decay. The lifespan of humans (as represented by the matches) is short and we burn out. All goes up in smoke. When the lights burn out the darkness will come - hope fades to smoke and ashes. I have not read the book so I have to trust that strength lies more in the symbolic connection to 'good vs evil' in the content of the book rather than a literal representation of the book itself. The 'country' being the darkness or the place that is hidden in the darkness rather than the setting of the book - border Texas.