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Comment by Blackbox:
Smokin' hot. 10!

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Comment by Sheryll:
Were any cameras damaged in the taking of this photo? Or fingers?

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Comment by Mark-A:
This is actually quite a nice shot Janine, however (sharpness aside) it lacks that something extra that is needed for a FS entry to score well. Had this been entered in to say a bridges challenge it would have done far better.

I suffered the same fate this month because I entered a shot that I personally really liked rather than one I knew would go 6+

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Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Some feedback, per your request in the forums. Your's did not come up for me in voting, btw.

Seems a little soft somehow. I'm not quite sure what it is. It does not appear focus was off, but its not sharp either. Looking at your shot info, I think it may have been the shutter speed of 1/25th second. Fast enough to not cause obvious blur, but just enough movement to dull the image a little. Was this handheld? Bumping up your ISO to 400 woudl have probably solved the problem. My Rebel XT does fairly well at 400, and I'm sure your D80 would perform even better at that setting. (My own FS entry was shot at ISO 200)

The other thing that struck me was the composition. The focal point that the eye is drawn to is the bridge, but it seems too centered top to bottom in the frame for my tastes.

Hope this helps to figure it out.

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Comment by cup4tml:
Reading in the forum that you wanted comments, I'll oblige. I gave it a 5. The focus seems a little soft for anything higher. Your shutter speed is a little slow unless you're on a tripod. Maybe a higher f stop would help with DOF. The bridge seems a little pale. My 2 cents worth.
BTW, I'm viewing on an uncalibrated laptop so that may come into play as well.

Cheers

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Comment by annig:
nicely done! HOT!!

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Comment by Steef:
this is fantastic. love the colors and detail

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Comment by Teafran:
A terrific concept and nicely executed. The numerous shades of red blending to yellow give this a pleasant feeling. The detail of the charcoaled wood is pleasing, but not detailed enough to overpower the overall impression of heat and warmth. As a texture image, it works, but under whelming in detail. A good effort though worthy of a good score.

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Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
border does not add a thing. love the concept. 7

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Comment by jettyimages:
Good idea, there's lots of interesting textures here. Hope you didn't melt your lens!