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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 99: Things That Fly (hosted by MFC & Bev Brink) >> Challenge 99: Eligible > edit image
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20-AUG-2005

10th Place
Smoke Study I*
by mlynn

I don't like incense, I REALLY don't.
So I coughed and gagged my way thru these.
Just wanted you to know there was some sacrifice involved :).
I really need to find a good background to use, I'm always struggling with that.

Sony DSC-F828
1/100s f/2.2 at 17.1mm iso64 full exif

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mlynn 23-Aug-2005 03:30
Thank you all for your comments. And Mike, thank you for the excellent idea. I'll have to try that, maybe you'll see some version of this again in a later challenge :). --Melanie
Sony Forums Challenges21-Aug-2005 23:44
Melanie, nice catch of light on this gentle, irregular flow of smoke...it makes a lovely, artistic impression. Soothing and moody too set against the black background. Glad I can't smell it...like you, I remember the gagging when I tried this in my garage once :) (*) One idea for you to try might be to include a Native American theme somehow with the rising smoke...a title to work with could be "Smoke Signals". I remember you've used Native American motifs before; so it might be something you would be interested in trying sometime. Good idea here...nice capture. MFC
Katherine Stanback's Photos21-Aug-2005 21:28
Beautiful swirls of smoke - I love the brown and gray against the black black background!
Guest 21-Aug-2005 14:17
Melanie, the beautiful curves are really intriguing, and the hints of color are wonderful addition to the image. I like your imaginative take on the theme. Bev
Guest 21-Aug-2005 01:59
Awesome capture. Smooth and mesmerizing !
Cheryl