Smell The Purple
by Shoval

Comment:
The kid's face is a little soft (chocolate as a bribe perhaps?), and I personally would have cropped out the ear completely, but other than that the placement is good. Similiarly the leaves/flowers are a little dark and the buds seem to be closing so I assume it was fairly late at night. There is either a tree or a plant limb of some kind very near his forehead and it almost looks part of his features. The bottom right has a blank area of black that stops the flow/pattern of the leaves. It's a good shot, but I think a different time of day would have helped it greatly.

Papier d'Arménie
by sergut

Comment:
Not sure if there is a story there with the title and the type of paper that's burning, but it sounds expensive. The composition is good, no bad reflections on the chrome/metal disk (which is good), although I think the edge may be cropped a little too close. The lighting is good, especially on the smoke, which I understand to be a difficult thing to photograph correctly. It's a good shot.

Stink Bomb
by Chez

Comment:
Never seen, used, or smelt a stink bomb so no personal reference here. The colors are interesting and it's certainly very abstract. Within the context of a scent/aroma challenge I could envision a scent coming from this. I dont see any areas where you could improve on it.

Aroma of Mulberry
by Crafty Sue

Comment:
Not sure if you put the border at the bottom to eventually add some text but without the text (which isnt allowed on DPC) it looks kinda odd. The image itself is slightly blurry, possibly due to low lighting. The angle of the basket doesnt really add anything and so I think it would have been better straight. Cropping it so it has the same amount of space on either side would help with balancing up the image too. It does an ample job of depicting a scent/aroma.

Last Winter Rose
by Stewan

Comment:
The petal is a little close to the right edge and with your choice of border it actually overlaps and gives the same feeling as if it that been cropped out completely. The green gives it a sense of depth on the bush, but I think with it being slightly off center in a vertical shot that it may have been better to lose the green and get really close in on the rose. Another reason a closer angle would be better is because I think the greens are a little washed out color-wise. The petals are a little soft, but I think that adds a mood, and I do like the mix of colors of the rose itself.

Garlic
by Havok

Comment:
Ewww garlic! The dof is good, as is the lighting. Exposure is excellent. Composition is wonderful, and I like the background bulb filling up the space in the background. The texture is good, and the image is nicely sharp where it needs to be. Professional-looking shot, well done.

Pleasantly fruity with interesting floral overtone
by DBoy

Comment:
I like the angle on this, it really lets the aroma float up as if I was about to sniff and taste the wine. At first I thought that it seemed an odd composition, but it has a great feeling of familiarity and a natural look, if that makes sense. The colors are good, the lighting is atmospheric with no obviously bad reflections. I was wanting the label facing rather than being away, but I think I prefer it this way now as it doesnt become a distraction. I like it.

Chinese Snuff Bottle
by Michaels

Comment:
I'm not sure what it is but it looks interesting. I like how the foreground bottle is well lit and the details can be seen clearly. The blue bottle adds some color and interest, not sure if they are connected or not, but they go well together. Not a fan of the flame, but they are so difficult to photograph well. I'm not sure what I dont like about it, probably because it looks like a big white blob. Even so, it's a good image.

The smell of fall...
by wetland

Comment:
I havent seen this type of setup with fall leaves before (and there have been a lot of falls leaves recently), and so I think that adds a refreshing change and interest to the shot. The smoke is good, nicely thick, clearly seen, and with a nice texture, almost like silk. I feel the leaves are cropped a little too tightly and dont show the 'whole' picture, as it were. The small pile is good and the crop on the sides to make it a vertical shot is good, but the big red leaf has lost the tip and that's what I'm referring to concerning the crop. It's different so I like it.

. . . Imperfect Rose
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
The top part of the rose petals are good, they are lit well, slightly soft and delicate. It looks like you probably only used one light source on this, coming from the top left. Because of this the stem and leaves are darker and as such slightly blurry/OOF or far more soft focus and has some noise. The foreground petal also shows a shadow, which is a little distracting. Softly lighting it from the lower right as well as the upper left may have helped with the foreground petals and leaves. There is also a strip of green in the lower right corner that's a little distracting too. Compositionally it's ok, it's in a classic center position, but for a more dramatic image you could try playing around with different angles.