Hi Scott,
First let me say that you have a nice capture here. You did get some detail in the flames & surrounding area but the smoke is blocking much more. Shooting this (upwind) behind the fire would have given you a few advantages. First you would have been able to isolate much of the smoke from the flame allowing you to capture more detail in the flame's. Secondly this would have provided a great blurring background with some detail in the smoke. The color balance in the image is nice but again the smoke dampens the effect. Over all it is a nice image, the focus seems sharp and the composition is ok. Try getting behind the fire next time & I am sure you will get a much bolder image with lots of pop. |