"When All Candles Be Out ..."
by e301

Comment:
Very nice shot :) I'm a smoke lover and love the shapes made here. The right smoke is excellent but I wonder if the smoke was a touch sharper at the edges. I mentioned this on another (similar) shot and would prefer the smoke to either finish within the image or be allowed to continue through the frame to the edge.
I'd probably hang this on my wall if it was my work.

again, if your a vote watcher, the 1 you just saw was a bump ;)

Mystique
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Very clever shot :) did you try cropping the right third out? I know its a smoke challenge but think it may look better without the dense smoke on the right and may give more focus on the droplet. I trust the 'how I did it' will appear after the challenge?

If your a vote watcher that 1 you just saw was a bump :)

Where there's smoke there was fire!
by Jean

Comment:
Simple and effective, I like the space and the red adds that little extra to the overall image. I'm not sure about the frame, I think it may have looked better with the smoke leaving the top of the pic rather than being stopped by the frame ??

"This is Charlie Company...Send Reinforcements!!!"
by rayg544

Comment:
Its good that you took the time to get the models and set the fire in order to meet the challenge. The smoke is there but not very obvious (on my screen). It doesn't appear interesting enough for me.

RGB Smoke
by EddyG

Comment:
Very nice effect. On my monitor all the colours are seperate and I thought you used perspectice to get lights on the smoke. I downloaded it and lightened it somewhat (to see what others see) am even more intrigued to learn how you did it?

Holy Smoke
by Philos

Comment:
I like this (a lot). Lighting is spot on and the lines go well with this shot. Did you try this with the thumbs pointing the same way as the fingers et al?

Longing for yesterday
by Jinjit

Comment:
Nice take on the challenge and I like the use of space. Tthe smoke takes me away from the candle and the border helps me come back to it. Good use of lighting.

The Genie
by WobblyLegs

Comment:
I'm now at the stage that I have seen many shots like this in the challenge!

Am I tyring of them? NO! If this was called a snuffed candle challenge I'd be even happier :)

I maybe mad but smoke, and the patterns it makes is mesmorising. This is sharp and crisp whilst keeping the softness of the swirls. I wonder id it would look any better either cropping the candle out or converting all to b&w? Mind you, some folks may find it boring without the bright red candle (good choice of colour btw).

Carbs
by darix

Comment:
Very nice, it looks to as if maybe it could be rotated to the left a degree or so the strighten the foreground? Matted and in a decent frame this would be awesome (reminds me ofthe Ince-B terminal close to where I was brought up).

Where there's smoke...
by Mick

Comment:
Very nice, and I like the rotation. Nice and sharp whilst holding the softeness of swirling smoke. Would it have been possible to have created/kept some white space on the right?
Not sure if you are a vote watcher but if you are that 1 jou just got was me bumbing you up a point :)