Simply Smoke

[Steve Adkins]

Just smoke and a strobe. Clarity,color adjustments and sharpening in Lightroom. Extended canvas and cropped in CS6.
This is the upright orientation as taken. There was a slight breeze from my movement.
All C&C welcome.

[Maureen Allen]

Very nice, Steve. I love smoke images, but I'm not big on incense. I need to find some that doesn't make me want to wear tie dye shirts and hum...

[Dennis Bishop]

These smoke images are intriguing. I've probably been looking at this for the last ten minutes. Intriguing??? Perhaps captivating is a better word . . .

[Cheryl Slechta]

Steve, another great smoke image. I like the simple arc and flow and the burning tip - great theme entry.

[Steve Adkins]

Very nice, Steve. I love smoke images, but I'm not big on incense. I need to find some that doesn't make me want to wear tie dye shirts and hum...

Thanks Maureen, and very true, the aroma is an aquired taste. Just remember the mantra is… "don't burn down the house, don't burn down the house, don't bu… "

Thanks Dennis and Cheryl!

[Jay Sheinfield]

Very cool, Steve. The touch of red against the blue makes this for me. I can just stare at it........Nice work

[denise ippolito]

Steve, I love this one. The spiral look of the smoke lines and the blue on black are a great combo.

[Nancy Bell]

Those wavy, bending, spiraling blue smoke lines are awesome! I couldn't place what the straight white line was so Maureen, I appreciate you mentioning it was incense. Duh...

[Anita Bower]

Gorgeous blue on black with a spot of red. This is a POW image. I would prefer more on the right, to see more of the smoke, and less on the left, but...small issue.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Steve, your smoke images are always fabulous and this one is no exception. Love the color and the swirls!