Anyway, thank you all for participating and I liked the diversity of photos posted to the smoke/fire/steam theme.
The Honorable Mentions in no particular order:
Marisa Livet - Exotica. I like this lovely shape of smoke and nicely toned scene very much.
Markus Grompe - Beach Fire. A wonderful contrast between serene landscape and the action of sparks flying upward from the fire.
Arnie Peterschmidt - A Flame. Beautiful macro capture of the single flame structure.
Vijay Nanda - The Burning Ghats. The stirring scene of this tradition is what drew my attention and moved me.
Third Place - luxun54 - Sulphur Fields, Yellowstone National Park. Great scenery with the steam from inside of the Earth.
Second Place - Gill Kopy - Binta Fire. Frightening view and the smoke is incredibly big!
First Place - Robin Lew - Inside the Duomo, lighting a candle. I mostly like the beautiful composition and the spiritual mood of the burning candles put for special prayer intentions.
Congratulations, Robin, your turn!
