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Afterburn
Afterburn
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Challenge: Extreme Action (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Barnet, Herts
Date: Apr 10, 2005
Aperture: f4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Performance, Action
Date Uploaded: Apr 10, 2005

 Light was poor and I had little time to prepare, but this was as close to the action as I could get.

Frustratingly, the fire had left his mouth too far for my preference and will probably mean this is too 'actionless'.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 132
Avg (all users): 6.5573
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 6.2410
Avg (non-participants): 6.7039
Views since voting: 1404
Views during voting: 467
Votes: 262
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 04/18/2005 01:57:18 PM
Congratulations on your top 20 with this awesome shot
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 04/18/2005 09:01:29 AM
Congrats on your top 20 finish.
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 04/18/2005 03:48:14 AM
well done, jon! intended or not, the composition is excellent! killer colors as well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/17/2005 10:50:41 PM
Nice idea.. well executed. Wish the color contrast was better.. but still works well. 9
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 04/17/2005 08:02:29 PM
Mesmerizing...in one word.
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 04/17/2005 05:29:58 PM
extremely hot... ;)
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 04/16/2005 09:30:48 PM
Wow. Best use of framing I've seen in a long time. ;-)
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 04/16/2005 08:24:02 PM
The fire is a neat capture, but I don't see a lot of action. He seems like he's standing still, just kindof looking at the fire.
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 04/15/2005 08:41:24 PM
wow great shot!
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 04/15/2005 06:28:32 PM
Beautiful!
The man's face are so clear and sharp, and I like the the fire's reflection on them.
The warm colors are also adding to that mystery feeling that is surrounding the circus people so often.
I wish the background had been darker though. I think it would give some more "air" to the fire to burn to perfection. 8
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 04/15/2005 01:02:40 AM
Wow. Absolutely beautiful. This has got to be in the top 10. The flames are perfect. Nice all the way.
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 04/14/2005 05:01:48 AM
wow, excellent work
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 04/14/2005 04:52:51 AM
A different sort of action. Beautiful image, strong contender.
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 04/13/2005 10:49:49 AM
Beautiful. Colorful and unexpected. I love the composition, color palette, and lighting.
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 04/12/2005 11:57:18 AM
I love this. The fire and light on face/costume, the composition........all brilliant!
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 04/11/2005 11:27:34 PM
The complexity of the fire is the strength within this image. The subjects are well placed within the photo but the background is blah and somewhat distracting. Great capture nonetheless. Goodluck!
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 04/11/2005 11:13:12 PM
Wow - great fire shot. This is a seriously outstanding capture.
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 04/11/2005 06:43:01 PM
I am not sure it is working as movement, but still nice try and good picture .. ir
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 04/11/2005 12:21:50 PM
Wow.
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 04/11/2005 10:14:26 AM
Yikes. This might actually have a chance to compete against Tiger Woods!

lol.
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 04/11/2005 09:30:50 AM
Great color and focus in the flames!
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 04/11/2005 08:39:00 AM
Perfectly exposed, the detail in the smoke is also really cool, as is the quality of light on the guys face. Wouldn't be surprised to see this ribbon
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 04/11/2005 04:54:41 AM
This is really something. I'd love to know how you took this. It looks like a fast shutter in low light so the ISO must be right up but the picture looks smooth. Perhaps Neat Image earned its keep here? Anyway very very well done getting the shot. Good light and composition with a nice tone to the image. 10
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 04/11/2005 12:26:45 AM
Outstanding exposure and stoppage of the action.
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