No Fires were Made for this Photo.

I thought the smoke from a nearby factory looked kind of neat against the sunrise. Editing consisted only of Picnik's clarify tool.

[Paula]

Very cool! What's the criss crossy kind of pattern in the middle?

[melissa]

@pwallis
That would be the screen from my window. I didn't notice it, otherwise I would have tried to edit it out.

[Paula]

@mej2011 it kind of adds some interesting texture to the shot, if you could see it throughout.

[melissa]

@pwallis
Oh. Well I hadn't thought of that.

[Mary]

Awesome shot!! Really looks like a huge fire! Great job. I think the lines from the screen just add to the shot....

[Nat Stuart Perks]

Amazing shot.... Hope everything is ok?

[melissa]

@buttercup
Thanks so much Mary!
@nattybabe
Thanks! Yes, everything is okay. The smoke is just the regular smoke at the factory emits do to producing whatever it is that the factory produces.

[Rebecca M]

Very cool shot!!

[Jani M]

I like the pattern from the screen too and the smoke looks cool

[melissa]

@janmaki
I don't understand patterns. Me to, patterns make the photo look grainy, and grainy is bad. I'm glad that you and @pwallis enjoy them though. lol.

[Rachel Michelle]

Cool shot!!

[melissa]

@beamqueen
Thanks!

[patricia janik]

awesome!