tower-puddle.jpg
by waterlilies

Comment:
This is a great shot Rachel, and the fact it is a reflection makes it even better. Easy 8 in a challenge.

Smoke
by pogboy4

Comment:
Nice idea, but fror me would have preferred the smoke to be sharper, with more definition and the lighting on the hand makes it look strange (possibly your intention?) Good framing of the scene withing the image.

The Belly of the Beast
by Rooster

Comment:
I would personally have preferred the main focus to have been on the grid, I keep getting drawn to the passing vehicle and maybe a faster shutter would have shown more detail in the smoke/steam and the background seems a little busy for me (considering the challenge)

We Didn't Start the Fire
by annasense

Comment:
Yup, I see smoke and lots of it, must have been some fire? The building stands out well, nice clean shot.

Light's Out
by dsa157

Comment:
Another shot missed on the first pass due to my dark monitor as I missed all that smoke floating upward. Wel presented challenge entry, the only thing I would say is when I downloaded it I tried a different crop and removed the hand, that is not a smokers way to hold a cigarette? the smoke then seemed to profile the face.

Anyway, bumped an extra point after the second pass ;)

Poison Sky
by aznym

Comment:
Nice shot and great positioning of the chimneys and smoke. not sure if you did any/much processing of the background but I like the effect anyway. I did a quick desat of this and I think it would look good in b&w.

Hard Drive Disaster
by hughletheren

Comment:
I like the colour in this shot but feel the smoke is a little thin - though you do get the feel of an overworked drive.

Two To Tango
by digistoune

Comment:
I saw very little detail in this shot at first pass (I know, I have dark monitor problems) so I downloaded it and lightened somewhat in CS. Now I see what I hope was submitted? great capture of smoke, especially the lines.

Bumped 2 points ;)

Smoked Past the Shortstop
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Slightly confused as to how you got the effect? I get the smoking ball but the smoke doesn't give the impression of speed. IMHO if you can remove all the smoke this would be a great shot for a print (challenges don't really mean that much).

*vote watcher?* that last 1 was a bump :)

Pot Porri sticks
by train

Comment:
I'm still at odds with this, one minute its great as is, the next I want to crop out the blinds and just see the incense sticks and vase. As a smoke challenge entry I think it would be more dramatic without the blinds, and as something you (will) hang on your wall, the blue/green mix is fantastic.

*vote watcher?* the 2 you just got was a bump!