Well, after a good deal of frustration over past finishes, I was finally able to crack the top 20 for a challenge. My Heat entry was by far my best result since I joined this site last year, only once before having cracked the 6.0 mark. Thanks for all the great comments and votes that enabled my 18th place finish. My entry finished sandwiched between Rikki's 17th place finish and Goodman's 19th place finish, so obviously I'm thrilled with a result that would put me with two great photographers as these two, as well as all the other folks who participated. Thanks again!
Great score rasdub and great shot. During braingstorming for this challenge I had come up with the same shot, but lacked access to any bald black guys...;)
I don't know why but I really liked the images that didn't rely on red/orange colors to produce the feeling of heat. Yours and Qart's were great examples of that.
Once again, thanks for all the comments and encouragement. I'm humbled to hear from many of the names below b/c I have such respect for all of your work.
