A lone flame. A guiding light. The beauty and magic of a single candle is endless...
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by kolasi:
very nice interpretation, a candle is indeed something whos beauty changes over time. Nicely taken. (many people complain about the black spot on the candle?)

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When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by DrAchoo:
You know, I sorta like this one. I think I would have lowered the exposure time so the candles don't flare out quite so much. The one flare right across your model's head is distracting. It also would have made him sharper. It's really hard to hold really still for 15 seconds.

I noted in another picture that the best stationary shots using people seemed to succeed if they had something in motion to counterbalance the person standing still. Of course that isn't what we are going for here, but trying to get into the minds of the voters, perhaps they were looking for something more stationary than a human. Who knows?

When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by BeckyT:
Interesting concept

When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by coolblue:
little too much light for me

When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by atupdate:
The strong lighting is fighting the soft focus. 5

When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by PHOTOKID:
Nice shot, only thing that grabs my attention right away is the purple spot on the gentlemans head. other than that its a nice shot.

When your mind stands still
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by jerryc12:
Good but a little overexposed.

Zeus's Kingdom
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by BeckyT:
Nice clouds

Zeus's Kingdom
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by glad2badad:
Good detail in the clouds. A polarizer might have helped reduce the window reflection a little.

Zeus's Kingdom
by AbraCadabRa13

Comment by Hawkeye:
This would have been such a good image it is a shame about the reflection from the glass window.