when she was here
by tanguera

Comment by Tiny:
Looks rather dance inspired, a cut above I say.

when she was here
by tanguera

Comment by Neat:
Is that suppose to be a dress?

Because it looks like a piece of fabric!

I like the light on the fabric BTW, but if this is who I think it is, you must try something different next time :)

when she was here
by tanguera

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh this is gorgeous. I really like the simplicity and stop action. That pop of magenta really is eye catching. :)

when she was here
by tanguera

Comment by littlemav:
Oh this is so cool!!!! You really rock these shots!!

this is not a drill
by tanguera

Comment by daisydavid:
Great scene. It has a pathos about it that I really like, though it probably was meant to be serious. Love that fire window scene.

this is not a drill
by tanguera

Comment by tnun:
nice composition.

this is not a drill
by tanguera

Comment by Neat:
so did he dream of being a fireman from a little tot??

this is not a drill
by tanguera

Comment by giantmike:
Ha, great portrait.

this is not a drill
by tanguera

Comment by jjstager2:
The Fireman leaning out the window piques your interest. The captured flame in the other window grabs you. Cool shot.

overlord
by tanguera

Comment by aliqui:
I'm gonna be brutally honest here, it was the processing of this image that kept it out of the 6s. In my opinion, this doesn't live up to the quality you normally produce. Normally your photos are crisp, clean, and carefully processed to perfection. That is not the case for this photo.

If I lean way back in my chair (or squint), this photo looks pretty good. I can see where you were trying to take it with the contrast and the colors. Unfortunately, it looks messy when viewed normally. By messy, I mean a couple things:

1. The amount of processing that was done to it has reduced the sharpeness. Or maybe this was a crop? Noise cleaner maybe? I'm not sure what the cause is, but except for the edges of things, everything else is fuzzy. Look at the tops of the buildings, and then look at the building's main structure. You could cut a tomato on the building edges, but the buildings themselves aren't equally as crisp.

2. A heavy hand appears to have been used in the burning.

Overall, it has many of the qualities that many complain about "Topaz" images. I don't know if you used Topaz on this, but it certainly has that "Topaz overdose" appearance to me. I've done it many times myself with much the same voter results.