Black-And-White Photo Competition 1 2015 : Entry Number 681

Judges Comment

Steamy use of light in a cold day with burning fire. It looks like a long hard shift and the fire has been put out. Impact!

Photographers Comment

The photo is of a Boston firefighter who had just put out a fire in an apartment building. It was a very cold early morning. I saw him exiting the building, and steam was radiating off him. As he entered the sunlight from the shadow of the building.I captured this image. The white steam highlighted him along with his exhaled breath. You can also see the smoke stain line on his face. Thank you for the Excellence award. John Cetrino, I was using a Nikon D3, Lightroom for post processing.
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