"we are all the same inside"
by Thai

Comment:
That we are. I find my eye wandering a little around this image, probably because of a lack of crisp focus on the main focal points of the peppers. A nice concept though, and the red/green falls squarely into the challenge remit (unlike some of your competition).

Rubies and Emeralds
by Chandi

Comment:
Technically complementary colours are red/green or orange/blue so you've got a bit of a hybrid going on here. Orange and green are actually "secondary" colours to purple. Although the title says "rubies" I think it's a strectch to consider this as red. The actual capture is nice enough, although this type of shot is done to death so you may get marked down by some for lack of originality (not me though). I do however feel that the border completely detracts from the image. The thin red line around the green just looks angry.

Unlucky clover
by eriking

Comment:
I would have preferred just a little larger depth of field, bringing some of the fingernails into focus a little. Nice compositional balance though, and red/green is slap bang on the challenge (unlike some of the competition!)

Go Green
by BackpackR

Comment:
Technically it should be purple/yellow or red/green for complementary colours... green/purple are technically "secondary" colours - but enough science! I actually love the shot. It has a great balance and "feel" to it. Very simple, and the border works well too. I'm not going to go so far as to say this will be a top 10 finisher as there are some great takes on the challenge as competition. I will however say that this is one of my favourites, and I hope you finish well.

spritzy aperitif
by mycelium

Comment:
Great image, nice balance and lighting. Is that sort of border legal in basic though? If so, you'll have to teach me how to do it... looks really good!

Broccoli
by h2

Comment:
Crisp!

I love broccoli. Pity it's basic editing as there are a couple of (very minor) scratches on the fork which detract slightly from the image. Lighting is spot on.

Double Split Complementary Colors
by dtallakson

Comment:
Technically, it should be blue/orange or yellow/purple but I can forgive you that! Nice double take on the challenge.

A Sprig of Berries Amongst the Evergreens
by MaryO

Comment:
Love the balance, composition, border and depth of field. I can't help feeling though that this is somewhere outside of basic editing. It looks like there is some haloing around the berries which imply a selection, with perhaps gaussian blur added to everything but the berry twig? I may be well off, so won't put in a DQ request :-) but looking at the image I do "feel" as though something is not quite right. Of course the haloing could be chromatic aberation from a telecoverter or suchlike, so I apologise unreservedly if I am wrong! I will obviously mark this entry as if it were legal.

red/green
by liberty

Comment:
Well executed. This type of shot isn't as easy to achieve as it looks, and the colours are spot on for the challenge. Nice to see something other than flowers/fruits. The only distraction and detraction from the image is the secondary drip below the main one. I realise this is basic editing, but I think this shot would have more impact if that were removed.

....and I would walk on broken glass.....
by taff209

Comment:
Interesting idea, certainly different. Seems to lack clarity though... either focus or sharpening... and the reflection of light on some of the glass is a bit harsh. Finally, I would boost the red channel in a hue/saturation layer to make it really vibrant as at the moment it looks a bit orangey. Kudos for doing something different though.