Well, Art has this warning on many of his photos, so I thought I would see if I could get some laughs by replicating this.
My Apartment now smells of burnt paper, and people were knocking on the door wondering if the place was on fire, but hey....
Post Processing in PS2, and under Advanced Editing Rules
Burn out some overexposed areas in the Foreground
Slight Dodge on the Woody
Clone out some stray bits of ash that got on the ground.
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Ooohh....love the copyright warning and logo, the pile of ash looks very real and yes I see the woody part in there too, Art walking away...all very realistic. Only thing I might've done different is have Art carrying a burnt-out match with him, but might've got lost against bg. 8 anyway.
Oh, my. Very sad. I think this needs more DOF; the ash pile is only slightly soft and I think it would tell the story more strongly if it were clearer.