Goodbye Old Friend
by lykofos

Comment:
Very nice! Looks like a winner to me.

The Escape
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Great capture! I really like the location you picked, and the lighting and color are very good. Should be a winner. Good luck!

Winter? What Winter?
by Jeileen

Comment:
Very nice image. I wish I was somewhere like that right now.

Cancer, The Zodiac Sign
by HRoxas

Comment:
Very nice! Silhouetting the crab was a great idea, and you executed it very well. Cool photo!

Setting A Heart On Fire
by nds

Comment:
Wow, what a nice image! The composition is great, and I like the background color and the way it shades into darkness. I think this would have done well in the "painting with light" challenge too. Very well done!

Three of Me
by BethEspinoza

Comment:
This is a nice image. I think that you have a better understanding of the technique called for in this challenge than do many of the others--which is controlling the light so the camera 'sees' the subject in a way that it normally would not. For instance, the same pretty girl in three places at once. It is one of my favorite photographic techniques. It gives a photographer the freedom to create just about any image they can dream up.

It is hard for me to say what might have improved this image because I am not sure what the message is that you were trying to convey. If the girl̢۪s face were telling most of the story then maybe cropping to a closer shot of the faces would help. Maybe you could have used the color of the lighting to express yourself better.

Anyway, it is a nice image, and in my opinion needs a bit more. I think you are on the right track though. You should play with the technique some more, and do not be afraid to experiment and try different things with lighting, exposure, subjects, etc. Sometimes, at least for me, the best images come from doing something wrong or unintended. When I studied art one of my teachers called them ‘happy accidents.’

I hope this little diatribe helps.
Good luck!

Aura
by nsoroma79

Comment:
This is a beautiful photo! Very artistic. I'd like to know what you used to capture this image. It would be interesting to know if my guesses are accurate.

Sparkling personality
by timmi

Comment:
This is really cool. Nice idea! I hope you didn't get singed.

Fire, light the way.
by movieman

Comment:
I like the mood of this image. Would have like to see more face though.

Fantasia
by Gordon

Comment:
Well done. I really like the way the "paint" flows off the brush.