"And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did"
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Composition : Wonderful use of negative space. I may be reading more into this then you intended, but i really liked how the space away from the candle is noticeably darker as if suffering from not being exposed to the candle (person). Very tight use of the "suggestion of thirds". I also like your choose of candles. It has a very 'lived in' look.
Exposure : Photographing a flame is never easy and I think you nailed this. I REALLY wish you had included the shutter speed / aperture / ISO information so I could learn how you did it.
Focus / DoF : Very nicely done, with the background just soft enough so as not to distract from the main subject.
Background : I like the wood grain background and especially the line that is pointing down into the flame. If I was to nitpick one small aspect, the curve line on the background in the upper left distracted me a bit. Not a lot, just a bit.
Challenge / Interest : Challenge nailed. I think the only reason you didn't place much higher was that others had a similar idea and voters have a hard time separating them and seeing each for it's own merits.
I learned for the blue challenge that flame is actually pretty hard to capture nicely. i think you did a great job. depicts the song nicely and the focus on the candle is great. The background is not distracting at all. Angle and framing/cropping are good. I like the left placement of the subject. Good negative space as well. Good luck in the challenge.
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