I think this will fall squarly into "and more."

I was inspired by another photographer to try taking pictures of smoke. It is pretty addictive and much like an ink blot test :D

The original of this one has the entire "pedestal" which looks pretty cool for the wizard that I see here. I uploaded the closer crop because the details get lost at small size.

The setup was:
D2X with 105mm
1/250 @ f5.0
Two Remote flashes SB R200 with blue gels
A black non reflective velvetine BG
Manual focus and exposure shot in total darkness.
Five incense cones

I didn't do much to it post shutter compared with some of the other smoke images I have. Mostly some dodge and burn on the "folds in his robe."

Way Cool Jim !!!! I've taken images of lots of things but never smoke Neat !!!!

Thanks Al, for some reason I stopped half way on the setup, I'll add the rest.

Very interesting idea, like looking for shapes in clouds :)

Great set up and it looks like a lot of fun to try.

Looking forward to other variations :)

Really nice image! How many images did you have to shoot to get one with such nice curves and movement?

That day I probably shot a couple hundred in blue and then a couple hundred more in red. I've also done some green. I've since learned that if I can get a good image with no colored filter, the effect is simple to reproduce in any color I want in PS. I haven't tried that yet, but will soon.