Photographer's Comment: Two shots, one incense, one of him, both shots taken yesterday. Had him intentionally due this because I had gotten this shot of the incense around noon. He was shot about 4pm, High School Senior who is going to be a spokesmodel for me this year. He's also into drama / acting at school so thought this fit him and the assingment well. This is one of those shots that probably wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the WA's.

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Viewer Comments:

By GuitarGodsWife (2008-03-11 20:41:57 ): Just awesome in so many ways.

By Flickrpictures (2008-03-07 15:52:37 ): Very nice work. I like the angle and lighting of this shot.

By whitewavesPTP (2008-03-06 13:00:00 ): Has rated this image

By Isachsen (2008-03-06 06:12:48 ): A great illustration shot, with plenty of magic. This one will do extremely well in the upcoming election campaign - smoke and mirrors!

By audlee (2008-03-06 03:51:38 ): awe-some! What they said! Thanks, great vision and execution. Love it.

By karmal (2008-03-06 03:10:59 ): Great movement and visual impact. Nicely executed in PS. Another great work. Carlos

By wilbs999 (2008-03-06 02:28:30 ): YOU ROCK, MAN. This is incredible. You made him a magician.

By lynnrider (2008-03-06 02:28:25 ): WOW! Great idea, great execution of idea! You and the model must (I hope!) be very, very pleased with this!

By janith (2008-03-06 01:35:43 ): You outdid yourself this time, Carl. Great composite and brilliant idea!

By Jim915 (2008-03-05 23:51:04 ): This is terrific Carl. Very, very creative and such visual impact.

By Photolas (2008-03-05 22:31:04 ): I love how you keep playing with the movement of light. You are taking chances. Good. ;-)

By CJGroth (2008-03-05 20:27:08 ): Oh my gosh, this is soooo cool. I think that is the key to composites .... instead of mucking around looking for a couple of pix that go together, have one strong pix, and create the other one to slip into it. Wow! Sooooo cool, Carl. CJ

By KBittancourt (2008-03-05 18:17:26 ): wow. Words alone minimize the impact of this photo. The expression of your model, etc... Magical.

By NowYesNow (2008-03-05 17:46:30 ): Potter-esque, for sure, Carl... and an unusual one, for sure. There's even that Face in the smoke. I'll use the crop tool to specify the face (not to suggest a crop!) Niiiiice! The sepie treatment works, and I'd try selenium, too, I think. You've chosen to make him triumphant, and I think the shaved head and simple black clothing looks exotic, in this context. Another winner for you.

By whitewavesPTP (2008-03-05 17:35:23 ): I'm so glad it happened! What a special shot! You just keep raising the bar, good for you!

By LindaJames (2008-03-05 17:23:26 ): Wow, this is so well done. Super job.

By ktapio (2008-03-05 16:17:48 ): It is always waiting to see what next! How could Carl top it this time? You did another well done job. Thanks for your wonderful ideas. katia

By dawnschubert (2008-03-05 16:04:41 ): Hi Carl! this is brilliant very nicely done. The glowing incense looks great with the sepia tone...yes! this is magical-Dawn

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