Open Wide and say AHHHH
by BAMartin

Comment:
Yup, flowers have definitely been a trend I didn't notice -- I didn't really skim the thumbs. Not your fault you're the third one I've come across. It meets the topic, and actually the closeup focus and the predonderance of one of the colours over the other is a very nice touch that does not duplicate the earlier efforts. And yes, it does rather look like an apropos title. I also note the hovering-butterfly effect above the yellow bits, which definitely makes the picture more interesting to me. If it was intentional, good job. (If not, good job anyhow!)

Come Together
by frisca

Comment:
This is interesting, and the impulse to place it against a black background a good one, but why so off-center? I realize dead-center focal points are considered boring by a lot of people, but when the only part of the image with colour is your focal point, centering seems more natural. This feels awkward to me.

The actual topical element is lovely, though. I'd hate to have wash all that off!

Dogwood
by marinajoe

Comment:
Hmm, I begin to suspect this will be a common theme. This is nice, however; it meets the criterion and the overlap of leaf and peta, particularly at the top left where the deeper colours meet, captures the essence of the topic nicely. It is also framed well, with the focal points surrounding the center.

ride on yellow and purple
by Gotchya

Comment:
I think the focus should have been closer-in to the bike, perhaps cropped there or zoomed in as appropriate. But it's good it's an obvious splash of colour against a fairly neutral background, which helps draw the eye.

Meeting of Red and Green
by Gracious

Comment:
Wow, very nice way to handle the focus of the challenge, and nice close-up shot. Is this a Coleus leaf? I like the orientation of the color change as well.

Reflections
by mbardeen

Comment:
While I see what you were doing here, and the way the reflection comes off the sky is very nice, I'm afraid the building colour fades into neutrality enough that it doesn't highlight the 'complementary' bit for me.

Yellow and Purple
by CLarson557

Comment:
Huh.

It fits the theme, and it's an interesting photo, but I think the background probably should have been another shade, and the angle might have been better on the sides of the lighter -- the shininess of the metal draws the eye away from the contrast and onto the shiny yellow bits.

Floating Flame
by TerryGee

Comment:
Very, very nice choice of angle and placement. Even with the slightly higher orange concentration, the contrast between the complementary colours is obviously the focus of the picture. And it's pretty, to boot!

Metalic Aurora
by adine

Comment:
Okay, this is just plain cool. I know, that's not a terribly useful comment, but it is my reaction. I like the way that the outer top to inner center edges flow light to dark in equivalent contrast levels, very nice emphasis (whether intentional or not).

ATwist on a Twist
by BJ

Comment:
Heh, interesting concept, and very nice picture, but it might have served the colouring expectations better to take it against a different background -- there's a bit too much green-flowing-to-green to really emphasize the topic, though the focal object certainly does.