The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Structor:
Great shot. Congrats on your PB.

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Spork99:
From the Critique Club

Wow, this is really something cool. I'm not sure what I can offer other than to continue the accolades you've already gotten. Exposure-wise, you nailed it. Lighting the tree from below, combined with the low angle of view, really makes the tree stand out in a kind of creepy, haunted forest kind of way, especially with the strong orange sky. You've really done a great job with the "spirit" too.

The only thing I can suggest that might have improved on this are to make the bottle a bit more obvious and maybe some costuming of the subject. These are really pretty minor. And congratulations on a top ten finish.

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by onesaint:
Nice shot and a heck of a lot of work. Well done.

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by AP:
congrats on your personal best and the top 10... this shot is awesome, colorful, and has that magical feel. Nice work!

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by MAK:
And I thought it was Alex Saberi... that is a big compliment BTW.. excellent shot

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by hotpasta:
The sky in this is amazing...excellent image and congrats on the top 10

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Melethia:
Very clever and well executed - nice to see a vision carried through so well! I did have to laugh about the part "all I did was..." in your editing steps... That's more editing than I do in a month! Congratulations on an excellent score and placement.

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Coley:
Great night work ... very cool image ... good luck

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Purple_Girl:
I wanted to do this story but knew there would be shots like this that it would pale in comparison to! This is fantastic, I look forward to seeing how you did it. I love your setting too, with the old leaning tree and the orange sky in back. Great job!

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment by Lydia:
hard to do in the dark... but you've done it well. Congrats.