Spinning in the Fires of Hell
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Comment by Balko:
0-2 Meets Challenge: 2
0-3 Technical Merit: 2
0-3 Creativity: 2
0-2 The Wow Factor: 1
Total = 7

Spinning in the Fires of Hell
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Comment by rider808:
Very nice, but I have seen 2 shots of this same angle from other people. I wonder if there is another way of capturing this shot from a different, more original perspective. But eather way, I really like the shot. Nice work.

Spinning in the Fires of Hell
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Comment by fstopstigmata:
Smart thinkin'

Fern Gully At Snoqualmie
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Comment by Zoomdak:
Cool backlighting! Love how the little seed packets are visible through it.

Fern Gully At Snoqualmie
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Comment by Lena:
Lovely - I love the light breaking through the leaf fronds

Fern Gully At Snoqualmie
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Comment by sherpet:
I like this re the patterns and textures, but the reflecting light distracts somewhat.....

Fern Gully At Snoqualmie
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Comment by FocusPoint:
I like this one... Nice composition :)

Fern Gully At Snoqualmie
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Comment by Makka:
Nice use of lighting.

Subterranean Magma
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Comment by jerowe:
Hello from the Critique Club, I'm Jon Rowe, and I will be looking at your image today :)

Being from southwest arkansas (magnolia) I will have to visit this, looks very inviting. i really enjoyed this image. it really portrays the topic well, but i feel like the blown highlight in top right center in front of the man's nose is too much. a faster shutter cold have been used i suppose.

the young man was the focus point, i'm guessing, for he's in great focus. the rock is what the eyes come to first, being the brightest/biggest point in the image. i really like this, great composition, great flow. maybe cutting a little off the top to where the top of the rock leads you out of the picture frame, and then back in with a slightly tighter crop from the left could help a little.

overall, great image, with a great score. i really like this.

bravo, and good luck on your future challenges :)
-Jon Rowe

Subterranean Magma
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Comment by LalliSig:
Pretty cool shot! The crystal really looks like it´s on fire, nice job on lighting it, for obvious reasons this isn´t very believable as magma as the dude in the photo would have melted if it were, would have been so though if he were wearing a superman costume :)

Anyway, really like the shot and I am surprised it didn´t score better, I honestly think this is underrated. The only thing I can think of that I dislike is that it´s a bit tightly composed for my taste, would have liked to see a slightly wider shot but not by much, just to give it some more breathing space towards the top and left side. Lighting is good, it´s an interesting picture, fits the challenge and I would have rated this a 7 or even an 8 depending how I would have rated this to the rest of the challenge (I was in this challenge too and normally don´t vote on challenges I am in, with a few exceptions ofcourse)