last minute entry. not because of ideas, but because lack of time to execute. let's hope for the best.
PP - opened raw in ACR, adjusting exposure and blacks. Nooise Ninja. USM at small radius. successive layer masks of hue/sat for each color. another dose of USM, curve layer for brightness. cloned out a little stray color in upper right corner, and upper left center area. resize, add border, save for web.
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This is really cool! I like the fact that the blue is on top - it really brings out the fine detail of the smoke. The border works really well here. Nice job