I discussed this picture a bit in my self-evaluation, but I suppose there's always more to say. People really liked this one. It was very "in the moment" in that smoke is constantly changing and this exact plume was different the instant my shutter clicked. What a lot of people didn't seem to notice was the cigarette butt in the bottom right. Initially I was trying to frame the shot so that some of the smoke seemed to be originating from it. This wasn't successful, but the subject being the smoke itself came across. I cropped this photo somewhat, and increased the contrast slightly. The increased contrast is most evident in the wood chips on the ground. I like that the smoke is thick enough to hide what is behind it because it enhances the sense of mystery which is so critical in all of these.
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