Great lighting! And the brick makes a perfect surface for it to be on!
That's a long bit of ashes there... I want to reach up and flick it off!
~ Carrol
Ha ha, Carrol. I was thinking the same thing. Mike, the execution is awesome. The texture you decided to use just makes it so much more dramatic. I was thinking of doing something like this, but no way now. You got it covered. Talk with you soon buddy
It's brings back a memory when I guit smoking many years ago on the way to the hospital when I threw my lighter and cigarettes out the window, I have never smoked sense. Good luck this week , and thanks for sharing.
It is great to see an outside shot from you, and this one shows that outside/inside whatever you still have an awesome touch. I love the colors in the shot and the barrenness of this landscape definitely creates the feeling of it being the end. The details of a Vipermike shot are even there. I love how you have used the weeds in the foreground to enhance the image. Great job as usual. Good luck this week.
Loved the cig shot. However, with this outdoor photo I'm relieved to know that you are in fact on Planet Earth and not just orbiting it in a space station I've been stuck inside all winter myself and have become spoiled by being able to control the light. If only I could manipulate the sun and clouds; where's Dr. Evil when you need him?
I digress; great use of natural lighting, coloring and perspective.