Firepower - keep your sponsors happy!
by boomerakl

Comment:
A nice change from the black-background shots. Very dynamic, good colors and lighting.. makes me wish I had been there! (And I'm not a racing fan, so that says a lot about what I think of this shot)

Hot & Spicy !
by Tom_Robbrecht

Comment:
Border makes me feel as though the flames are being unnaturally cut off at the top and left. Otherwise, I like the shot - especially how the pepper seems to go through the fire.

Red-eye
by Tygerr

Comment:
Probably would have been a better shot without so much softening.. but as digital art, I really love it.

Mystic Flame
by SDW

Comment:
Ooooh pretty. Reminds me of calligraphy. Noise is a bit distracting for me but overall a nice photo.

Tame
by pacpinto

Comment:
Great title. I love the colors as well as the horizontal background and the overall composition. I think I like the candle being soft... maybe others would prefer it in sharper focus, but I think this image works really well when viewed in a more abstract way. There's a little bit of haloing that I notice around the candle - should try a larger file size if you can. I really like this image.

Money To Burn
by JSAYB

Comment:
A sharper focus may have helped, but more than that I think there's a problem with how the flame sort of becomes the background. At least for me, there's not enough of a distinction there. But I do like the composition and concept.

The Rebel
by Jutilda

Comment:
Oh wow. Awesome concept. Awesome execution. I love how the brown fades into the background... maybe the matches on the left could be a bit less tilted to the left? But that's not a big thing. You have really captured, I think, what your title says, and you definitely evoked emotions from me.

Controlled Burn
by Tandango

Comment:
The border's a bit distracting to me but the shot itself is very nice. I like how it looks like a comet.

Warlock´s Fireball
by russi

Comment:
I really love all the different elements here - it just does not seem to me that they blend together very well. But still, it is a nice photo and definitely a take on the challenge that I like.

Fire Fighter
by prentice

Comment:
You may have gotten negative comments about this but let me say that I love the grain/noise! I think it can definitely work for this type of shot. I feel like this doesn't meet the challenge as much as I would like, because even though it's related to fire, it does not involve fire. But, on its own, I think it is a really nice shot - composed well, good colors and lighting.. I love the subject-as-negative-space thing going on here.