Brazilian Hotties
by Rasai

Comment:
Great colors - the purple works well aginst the blue. Too bad the closet object is soft and that the bright area is between the two right "hotties."

Yellow and blue make green
by fstopopen

Comment:
It fits and is a nice two-light portrait. Interesting colors and that's quite a "side door" title.

Purple Grace
by markmyshots

Comment:
Ah - this is a great capture of a very difficult shot. Your selection of colors is superb. The star flare on the top of the drop is a magical addition. There are two things that may bring your score down a bit: a) It's been done many time before (but this is one of the best I've seen.) and b) The border doesn't help for me. Great job....

Kaleidoscope
by flip89

Comment:
Interestiing idea - and definitely purple.

4th of July
by jas0420

Comment:
Perfect colors and nice composition. So far it's been the best of the fireworks shots.

I Spy ........ A bug
by Tikicharm

Comment:
The flower is great as is the shallow DoF to blur the background. Bug hitchhiker is a nice extra. The border is unnecessary and especially the purple line.

Night Bloom
by TooCool

Comment:
Great colors and composition. May be just a tiny bit hot - but that could easily be toned down if you decide to go with prints.

Purple Moon
by TSaylors

Comment:
Your colors are nice - the idea is unique. It doesn't have much of a message for me - probably due to the huge amount of bright area with no detail.

The View of Decades
by LtHousLady

Comment:
Hi Nancy,

I one of the guilty folks who gave you a 5 on "The View of Decades." I do not dislike lighthouses - as a matter of fact - I have quite a few in my collection as well. I'm sure not as many as you - you have a fantastic and elegant collection.

So - why a 5?

a) The biggest reason for me is the composition. The bench and the lighthouse seem like two different images. The bench, instead of being a lead-in has become a competitor for attention. Perhaps a slight different angle, placing the lighthouse and the bench in closer visual arrangement would help.

b) The second reason, almost as important as the composition to me, is that I am a huge fan of black and white. But I am also very "picky" about it. This image does not meet my requirement that there should be at least "some" very white whites as well as some black blacks - and there should be a good tonal range as well. I just don't see the white whites I expect in a great B&W image.

c) The lighthouse appears slighty crooked.

d) Although I do like some versions of lightened edges to form a border - I don't think this one works very well.

e) Finally, the sky is rather bland for me. I would love to see some puffy cumulus clouds pop out of a nice blue sky. There are clouds in your image but they are not tonally much different than their surroundings.

Another thing you should consider is the VAST amount of really powerful images in this challenge. I gave more high scores for this than any I remember. Some voters may judge "on the curve" so that scores for less than "really wow" images would tend to be lower.

I hope you find these blunt and honest opinions a help - so you can at least understand my reasoning. If you have questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me. (PM does not work for me for some unknown reason.)

Message edited by author 2004-07-09 21:18:49.

The Purple One Today?
by Kylie

Comment:
An unusual angle and some very purple's here and there. Overall it seems a bit busy for me - I think a better image would include only a boat or two... For example, I'd like the purple boat in the bottom left corner along with the lilac one above it.