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Sometimes, smoking can look sexy (I hate to say it) but this is not one of those times.
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I love how the light catches the smoke here. It is kind of surreal.
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Does not seem to be a likely winner, if only because of the smoke, but it does breathe "real", "fresh", "life". Natural light is also beautifully morning-ish. Personally, I dont mind the smoke, but less of it would work better here, IMHO.
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Wow... looks like a fire-breathing dragon! Cool.
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personally...since I do not smoke this does not appeal to me...but given that...your colors are just a tad dark
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Brrr, it looks so cold. Good job making us see how cold it is.
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Good shot. Is that a combination of smoke and hot air meeting cold air?
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nice snapshot looks like a dragon lol
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Well captured and presented. But my mother died of emphysema as a rsult of her smoking so I have a very very hard time giving this more than a 1.
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i like the smoke you have captured. looks nice with the backlight. other then that this isnt really grabbing me as much as i might have liked
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the harsh sunlight is u enemy here
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Wow! That must be a big joint he is smoking there. Smoking is bad for your health.
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The light and smoke makes him look like a dragon.
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good concept, too bad you have that nose under his chin. But then post processing can take care of that.
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filthy habit but a really good shot, I like it.
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Great use of the light in this
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I find that with the light on the smoke, it is overexposed, and doesnt leave any details.
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Good lighting, the smoke is really prominent, like he's breathing fire.
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technically sound and clear
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interesting lighting in this
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the smoke is missing details, it would need some contrast.
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Looks like he has dragons breath.
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That is a lot of smoke! I wish there was a little less light behind the smoke, so that one could see a bit of detail through it or in it. I also wonder if this image wouldn't work beautifully in B&W. It is the kind of image that sometimes lends itself for stylized B&W presentations. Good catch!
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Good use of the backlighting
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Nice capture, the backlighting works great for the guy, although the smoke is overexposed.
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The person is behind is a big distraction. It is tough to process but I wish there were more details in the smoke exhaled.
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Thank you for providing me with something different, for that I added 2 to your score
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the smoke is over exposed, which makes it look quite unnatural, also the person standing behind is a little distracting.
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having seen this, anybody will believe smoking harms your health. I like the expression of the boy (?) in the background...hmmph
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An excellent example of three effective ways of capturing smoke. Doesn't have any emotional impact for me though.
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not much to hold interest
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Smoke looks a little overexposed but a difficult shot well taken.
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