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16th May 2012
365-123 Smoke by riversdale

365-123 Smoke

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Have you noticed
the burning of a thing,
the destruction of it,
how it produces beauty?

Tongues of fire, luminous,
crackling, cackling, gleeful,
turning into shapeless ash
a thing with shape and form.

And smoke, its soul,
flowing out, spiraling up,
scattering its fragrance,
its every single memory.

Fire and smoke,
dance of the elements.
Ashes, the last remains.
Then, life begins anew.

I had always been thinking of trying out photographing smoke and had not realised how hard it was. So after loads of smoke-filled and smoke-absent photos, I got a few that I liked. So some more smoky photos might ensue.
Comments
I love the color. I've never tried capturing smoke, sounds like a challenge, but looks like it may well be worth the effort & experimentation
posted May 16th, 2012  
@paddleandsnap Thanks Lynne, it is is challenging but also quite satisfying, catching those elusive shapes.
posted May 16th, 2012  
Wow! Great job Jolly!! Fav'!
posted May 16th, 2012  
Beautiful!!
posted May 16th, 2012  
That's superb!!! It also make some abstract shapes out of it!!
posted May 16th, 2012  
@svt Thanks for the FAV Sophie :)
@winemonologues Thanks Fife
@yogee246 Thanks Gita
posted May 16th, 2012  
It's a very cool smoke shot! Feels dreamy. 8)
posted May 16th, 2012  
Lovely simple yet striking composition:)
posted May 16th, 2012  
Nice work! I want to try that, too!
posted May 16th, 2012  
very cool smoke shot!
posted May 17th, 2012  
Great work - I thought it was water from the thumbnail. Very creative Jolly!
posted May 17th, 2012  
Wonderful work - I love the blue.
posted May 17th, 2012  
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