I prefer the patterns of smoke in #1. A little soft and a bit noisy as well - high ISO?
Hi Craig, nice sharp image with lots of colours. You could light paint it with an LED torch to get some of the crystals to sparkle. The black background works well.
Hi Craig
Mineral - A nice bright example with plenty of colours, the black card has worked a treat
I will kick things off by saying what a lovely dog, very good composition. Crit wise I would like to see the edge of the dogs nose as it looks lost in the background. I am viewing on my iPad so that may be why.