Fischer Creek Fire
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Comment by klstover:
Eeek. I hope everything was okay.

Visually not too bad of a shot.. good colors and contrast. I love the deep, rich greens.

I think that the fire does not have enough focus however. When I look at this I see a nice photo of trees that happen to be on fire, instead of seeing "fire". Maybe a different cropping would have helped this - personally I would have been interested to see it cropped just to the left of the tree in the foreground (the one to the left of the fire area) to form a portrait-orientation, with the fire as more of a major element.

But then again, I think that so far I've seen a lot of shots of just fire. The fire in these shots is perhaps more dramatic visually but the fire does not have a context to provide any impact in my mind. This photo, however, will definitely stay with me. It makes me appreciate the *potential impact* that this fire could have on *all* that is around it, thus making the trees a hugely important part of this shot.

I thought I was going to mark you down and I am so glad that I took longer to think. Thank you for sharing this image.

Flirting With Danger
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Comment by jstrong:
Good work!

This is the last time I take one for the team!
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Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Frederick,

Great humour value. You have managed to convey the oddness of the setting without becomeing too cheesy, as a result the shot tells its story effectively. I particularly like the expression of the red face looking on in horror as the dopey blue one 'takes one for the team'. It is this human aspect of your shot that I think endeared the voters to you.

The shot is technically sound. I think I would have preferred a greater depth of focus, although that would have meant an even longer shutter-speed then the 2 seconds you used. The whole shot would have been easier for you to pull-off with better lighting and a faster shutter-speed. Nonetheless I think you have done well.

Focusing on the lighting. I would have loved for the bowl to be properly white, instead of the off-whiet that it is. I am inclinded to think this is due to an inappropriate white-balance setting for the shot. The best solution is to shoot in RAW and sort this out in post-processing, failing that you should set to Tungsten when indoors.

The green background does not work - I think this is because it is sufficiently unusual to draw attention to itself, and away from your subject. I think a plain white background would have worked better. The gold rim around the bowl is another unnecessary detail that doesn't add to the shot and therefore detracts from the main subject.

For all my comments you still got a 5.6+ score which is very good. Just goes to show that the most important thing is that you say something to your viewer, whicvh you have managed to do.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul

Fischer Creek Fire
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Comment by hiker_mike:
Right place, right time

Flirting With Danger
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Comment by lambie83:
Nice! very asian looking with bright background

Flirting With Danger
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Comment by carpents:
Great lighting, good use of the red background.

Flirting With Danger
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Comment by Kavey:
Absolutely love the lighting here, that touch of backlight is just fantastic. That with the red backdrop, especially the thin line showing between the sticks and the diagonal tilt of the chopsticks themselves... intoxicating!

Edit to correct two typos which were annoying heck out of me!

Message edited by author 2006-08-24 09:51:37.

Fischer Creek Fire
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Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
this lacks some "wow" . nice capture of fire though. 5

Flirting With Danger
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Comment by atupdate:
Love the colors, lighting, and composition. Bumping to a 10

Fischer Creek Fire
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Comment by BRCPRES:
I really hope this was not done just for the challenge :)