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Hi everyone,

Just joined this forum today and thought I try my first post.
I took this one last year in East Timor, I really like the smoke, but am not sure about the rest.
Is it to dark and is the horizontal line to distracting???

Had to crop it a bit too, left to much room on top of his head again .

Love it! You could perhaps increase the contrast just on the smoke with a luminosity mask. BTW welcome to the forum.

Craig, welcome to the forum and what a striking image to start with. I don't find personally any distractions in the image except I would like to see his lips, but in many ways with a candid shot like this you take the hand you are dealt. Like it.

It comes across as a candid shot. The smoke makes it interesting "...perhaps increase the contrast just on the smoke with a luminosity mask..." may improve the image. go ahead and try ans see if you are happy with the results. By the way, welcome to dSLr.

Welcome
Great shot, looks a tiny bit dark to me and I agree about the smoke contrast.

I to like this shot. As captured it’s fine. Further PP is discretional and unlike Glen the lips of a man are not my first thought

Also, welcome and hope to see a lot more pics from you Craig.

Welcome aboard Craig.
Nice B&W to start up. I dont mind the background so much.

Welcome aboard....I would be very happy with that image...I agree with the view that PP on this image is discretionary as it is already very powerful...Love that smoke

Craig
Welcome to the forum. Nice to see you here. Great first post...one of the more unusual images we have had for awhile. I like the image but I agree with a previous poster I'd also like to see the smoke a little lighter, See if you can make it glow. That you should keep you busy for a few days. Look forward to seeing more of your work as you enhance your skills. Keep posting.

Thanks for all your replies and tips, I will try and make that smoke stand out a bit more.
Have to say this forum is very interresting so much to learn and such a wealth of knowledge am glad to be here.



If you feel like looking at more of my pics then have a look at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cer23/

but loved the image of the ship on your flickr album...

I find it very moody for a B&W - Great.

Craig
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cer23/3681 ... otostream/ is a beautiful image!...as is the horse! I have not looked at the rest of your images yet as these 2 images grabbed me straight away. Don't hide this stuff...you can post up to 4 images per post so sort through and show some more.