Glorious Color
by MaryO

Comment:
At first glance, it is a flower. Then, suddenly, it's a worm-hole in the vastness of deep space, the Good Ship Stamen bursting from within, the Cruiser Pollen I in escort.

Crop the top 1/5th, give it a widescreen aspect (with black bar border), and it's a print worthy photo I'd want on my wall.

Essence of Opium!
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
If you could be so kind, could you send me a PM (post-challenge if need be), on how you achieved this shot? I've tried to shoot smoke off an incense stick many times, and have never been able to find the right combination to get it to show up so wonderfully. It always tends to disappear into my backgrounds (I've tried to use both black poster-board and velvet backdrops).

Must be something to do with light positioning, but damned if I can figure it out.

Surrounded
by Ragga2000

Comment:
While I've seen photos like this many, many times, I've yet to become bored with them. I wish to duplicate, but lack the geography. One day. One day.

Coup d'oeil Pourpre
by Trumpeteer4

Comment:
This is one of the few photos where the subtle use of the color is actually a benefit more than a hindrance. The purple play with the grey-blue eyes is stunning.

Purple is mine
by Sugarpie

Comment:
More than the technicals, I'm loving the expression on the face. Loving it.

color me purple
by ring

Comment:
One of these days, I'm going to find someone willing to go through this kind of trouble to model for me. Using pink in the frame is a nice touch, although I'm thinking, due to complementary colors, that a soft Banana Yellow might have been a really nice touch. (or even something deeper, like Yellow Ochre).

Roxo
by kano

Comment:
I'm loving the use of color in this image. The only knock I have for it is the seeming over-use of smoothing. I'm pretty sure that it's not hurting you much though.

Purple Platter
by jeffffd

Comment:
Clean, minimalistic, and definitely purple. Also, it's not a flower ;)

A very nice entry.

Weight of the Worlds
by geneward2

Comment:
Hello, I have made it a point for this challenge to comment on every photo that I scored under a 4.

I scored this photo a 3 for the following reason(s):

1. Focus. The over-all look of the photo is one that lacks clarity because of focus. While this is incredibly hard to achieve in a macro (which this looks to be an attempt of to me), it's best to keep trying until you achieve the clarity that DPC tends to demand. It is my experience that equipment plays a larger role in this than not.

2. Color. The use of purple here is muted and taken over by the green/pink aspects for me. When I look at this, I don't see purple. It isn't until a closer inspection that the minor purple elements show up, but by then, you've lost the vote.

Purple Ashes of Faye
by RooDysign

Comment:
Hello, I have made it a point for this challenge to comment on every photo that I scored under a 4.

I scored this photo a 3 for the following reason(s):

1. Image size. Always try to use the maximum pixel dimensions allowed by DPC. There are tutorials on the site that should help you achieve this if needed.

2. Focus issues. The over-all feel of the photo for me is one of a lack of clarity due to a lack of focus. It also looks like a bit of over-sharpening was then applied to try and get that clarity back in post, resulting in subtle haloing.

3. Lack of focal point. It's a nice twilight scene(although I get a feeling of hue-shifting), but the sticks and bracken just serve to render the scene in chaos. I don't feel they add to the photo in any real way.