Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by froglet:
nice to see a different subject in this challenge..... Nicely cropped, well done.

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by Pedxer:
Its about time someone fought back for allergy sufferers.

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by LalliSig:
Pretty cool, one of the better fire photos I have ever seen so I like it but still not jaw droppingly awesome but I love the texture and colour in this shot. Gave it an 8.

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by nsmith:
Beautiful colors

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by greigner:
great catch

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by jaaad:
Wow, did this flame melt you lense by chance? good photo. Very dramatic

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by RonBeam:
One of the better fire shots I have seen. Good flame definition .

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by briantammy:
fire!

Midnight bonfire to welcome spring
by puzzled

Comment by NathanWert:
Ahhh, Warmth. Great picture the clarity is amazing!!!

Grass Tacks
by puzzled

Comment by BAMartin:
Comment:
Critique Club Critique

(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) Well composed. The diagonal lines of grass really draw the eye into the frame. This along with the strong use of rule of thirds makes a powerful composition. You have also use the other "rule of thirds" by having 3 tacks in the scene, and have added additional depth by cutting a couple of them on the edges of the frame. The longer one looks at it, the more interesting details come to light. This is a photograph that would not do as well in a thumbnail view, as many of the really interesting details are lost.

(2) BACKGROUND I like the use of a shallow DOF as it isolated the subject.

(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL Exposure is good. Composition is very strong.

(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL The colors seem a bit muted and I wonder what could be changed by increasing the contrast and playing with the saturation a little bit.

(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE This photo does a very good job of meeting the challenge.

(6) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO I love the textures in this photograph. This is a photo that gets more interesting the longer you look at it.