the old woman
by daisydavid

Comment:
Titles should not help the photo reveal itself and in this case your title does that wonderfully. I cannot see an old woman in there, but hey, I fail Rorschach tests too. The in your face flash is very distracting and I find I'm averting my eyes from even a photo. Too harsh light (light smoke from the side is best I think).

smoke behind glass
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Not seeing any smoke here... perhaps it's what's making the lady holding "a smoke" so blurry. Wait! Is that a wisp of smoke just near the rear tire of the passing car? Perhaps. But it's not very major in the photo... Even if the theme was simply smoke (and the description did not clearly indicate "smoke" as in burning something), the cigarette is far too indistinct to be considered "major".

1917
by kitkatklok

Comment:
Not seeing any smoke here. I see "a smoke" or more the silhouette of one in her hand, but no "smoke" to play a major role. The red hat and harsh shadows don't help this either. Selective color makes that color the star, so this is nice enough for a hat challenge.

Like it was 1979 all over again
by jmritz

Comment:
Ah! 1979, the good (cough) old days (cough wheeze).

Smoke Like a Rolling Stone
by Stagolee

Comment:
Looks like an old man with a droopy nose to me. Oh wait, those ARE the rolling stones.

Concept with Elegance
by Judi

Comment:
About what we expect from this challenge. It is lovely color and ribboning of the smoke, but it seems like it doesn't add anything of character.

Flamenco!
by mefnj

Comment:
Nice idea and attempt, however this looks too much like flame from a gas stream. I'm sure it's colorized smoke of course, but it's the distraction.

Smoke of Pandora
by shahul

Comment:
Looks more like a bouquet of flowers to me... A little harsh and indistinct.

Curves
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Pretty. Curvy. Colorful. Cliche.

Poisonous
by Damon

Comment:
Nice idea, but would be better if the smoke was sharp and the castle figurine was less in focus. Also the smoke enveloping the castle would have added more dimension. Nice work getting the moon (or facsimile) in there.