Our hero, fighting his last stand, comes face to face with a grenade that will surely be his demise if he cannot return it to the enemy trenches before it explodes unleashing its wrath on him and his comrades.

C&C welcomed!
No PP, just resized.

Well done! very sharp and the b&W works well for this shot.
Glad I am not that guy.
Tom

This is so powerful . Well done!
Carolyn

Thank you! It took a few shots to get it right as I had to get up, walk around the setup, be sure not to get dirt on the camera and ensure the rifle butt ( in the smoke ) and pistol (under my other hand) were in the shot, go back and hit the remote again and again. There was a boot at the top but you cant make it out in the smoke. I think it was worth it! Kind of an awkward self portrait haha.

Smoke was done with a few wooden matches burning in a small hole just in front of my left hand hidden by a clump of dirt.

Again thank you for the complements!

Very nice and love the smoke!

You've blown the contest wide open!

Great capture!

Congratulations Tim!
I really like this shot and your careful orchestration of every detail paid off with this excellent photograph.
Just perfect!

Very nice. Where does one get a hand grenade from when needed?