Wow. That's what I call a conflagration! I'd be interested in knowing what your vantage point was.

Oh, I was standing right across the street.
Singed my eyebrows.

:)

Hi Ana, scary looking shot, hope nobody was hurt. Your shot is very sharp and holds lots of impact. 24 of 25, lol. Only took off for relevance...

Low on relevance, aye?

Cause there's not enough fire? lol.

Eep!! Looks hot!
I like this though, puts you right there!

Looks like the leaves are on fire

There seems to be too much empty space in this photo

Brilliant work - great use of space and it tells a story about the tragedy of fire. Nice.

Best,
Jon

@Christie: Well now, that's kinda the point now isn't it...? I am glad that you got the point. I am sorry that you feel it is a negative or a criticism. Emptiness or "negative space" in an image can be a very powerful tool for story, drama and impact.

See Jon get's it!!

great bw work. well composed and it tells a story!

Clyde, I like the bleakness that you have captured in this shot to show the devistation of a bushfire. I also think that the detail in the far mountains is very effective.

Explanation: Inverted flame of a gas torch.

I really like this image a lot. Have you tried dodging some of the spectators just a bit to bring them out a little more? Great job.

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. I agree with most that the lower 1/3 of the image is too dark. For most displays the contrast is just too low here. I played with this for days and the more I tried to lighten it the worse it got. There just isn't enough there to boost it much more than I have. This image does look great printed though, so overall I am happy with it.

Oh and I should also point out that this is a self portrait. That's my big head in the way there. The purpose of the image was the silhouette not the fireworks. Something I have wanted to do for a long time.

This is a great shot. I would crop it off just below the horizon. I might even crop into the top of the fireworks which would give the viewer a clearer story.

VERY nice, missed this one, really well done. I do agree with the comments about a little too much at the bottom. How long was this exposure?

Thanks Beamer.

Lens: 18 mm | Aperture: f 7.1 | Shutter: 15 sec | ISO: 100

The three fireworks were in succession not at the same time. This was the only one I jumped in front of that night. All my friends (sitting in front of me) had a good laugh at me for not watching the fireworks. I was too busy "working".

Where's the smores? Excellent capture!

Hi, thank you for the comment! It was SO HOT out there, watching this fire.
But dang, it was cool. :)

Powerful and frightening image...respect!

Very impressive !

Very impressive.
Having been through a few house fires, this really bring back the tragedy, the loss, the emotional turmoil that was, a house fire.

thank you for the comment.
Must be really tough to go through a real fire like this.

A very nice surreal Mikhail. Very eye catching.

Nice.

But it's not in focus! Beautiful work, Mikhai. Gorgeous photography - love it.

Cheers,
Jon

Now that's not something you see every day.

Beautiful view of the Peace Tower. The flame looks so wild, a lot wilder than I ever remember it looking.

Thanks Ursula! It was a rather cold day and I think that enhanced the flame somewhat.