Can you explain to common mortals how you made this shot?

I'll send you a private message, as I don't want to tell everybody before the competition ends.

Oh ! Send one pm to me also !

Me too please.

Yes yes, same here, please, cause this is an awesome capture, love it.

lol author it may be easier just to post it here! But while your at it, would you please let me in on the wonderful secret as well?

O.K. due to popular demand, I will share.
Smoke photographed against a black background. Normal raw processing, Then in Photoshop; check with curves and sharpness
Finally invert the image. It's that simple, but very effective.

Cool... we can do that? Awesome!

from the guideline---->'The only editing should be cropping'......hmmm

As a general rule, you are allowed to all adjustments which act on the whole picture and on exactly one picture (a.k.a. non selective editing). This includes:

- 6.2.: Curves
- 6.5.: Color adjustments/shifting
- 6.10.: Sharpness
- 6.13.: Camera raw editing

seems legal.

Yes i know that...what i mean is from the contest goal...hmm

I feel that if you start having different rules for each contest, it would be plain silly. And even if that is the case it said;
"The only editing should be cropping", SHOULD not MUST

'The only editing should be cropping'. The word 'ONLY' seems to limit the editing.

Ncie color capture! GL!

nice detail, but I don't think the green background helps the image.

I was just thinking the same thing

great shot

excellent DOF Well done

great shot! GL

Great idea!

Good concept and idea.....Nice shot...

Nice balance in the primary colors as well and unique subject. GL!

not quite vibrant enough but this would have been awesome!

Like the angle of this image

Nice one

GL

I wanted smth like this, but i didn't found my color pencils :P

Congrats on your 3rd

How did you accomplish this effect author...?Is it a camera filter or a technique...?

I think it is shooting with the zoom, then it is not a rays, just a trails of the lights.

agreed.......

will wavelength (=color) shift by zooming? uh oh, physics… maybe sort of a lensbaby kind of prism?

. This shows the spectrum of light rays in colour.

Well, I agree about the color change, but light rays, that repeat the shape of the light bulb?!