Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by Miah:
the gun is totally stoned..

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by pitsaman:
The best one,10 from me!

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Nice idea and treatment.

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by jaimeegrl:
Very creative. Wonderful delivery. Composition is great. Clearity, foucus are excellent. Way to Go.

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by Simplicity:
terrific capture of the smoke, I like the clarity and lighting of this shot. The blue looks pleasing against the black. Good job..10.

3 sticks
by Quadrajet

Comment by Imagineer:
Absolutely love this for sheer design alone. Now a favourite.

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by tfaust:
Awesome! So far one of my favorite shots in the challenge. Love the lighting, composition, subject. The smoke looks great... Well Done!!!

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by Neil:
I guess this works, figuratively, but actually, the smoking gun expression means exactly that. I think it would have been funny to see the gun with a cigarette in its barrell, smoking.

Smoking Gun
by Quadrajet

Comment by drydoc:
Great shot. I thought Lugers were German made though!? To me, the light scrathches on the barrel were somewhat distacting from the dramatic impact.

Narcissistic Potato Masher
by Quadrajet

Comment by amsmyth:
Welcome from the Critique Club: To begin with, for me the title is pretentious. I don't think of Narcissim as 'fancy dress' but rather as an intensely lonely and gapingly empty place constantly rewounded by the effect of others. Technically the image is well-lit, has good texture and color, but the overall composition is stiff and top-heavy. Have you thought of flipping it on its side where, for this viewer, it has more wow factor? It also appears to be able to flex its muscles a bit where it is crowded as it is. I realize that this image placed very well in the Challenge but at the time and on review it didn't grab me quite as much as it did others. As far as fit for the challenge, with the above caveats I think it is an interesting and creative challenge response.