Lunch
by QuickClickMick

Comment:
Well, it ISred, I'll give you that. Otherwise a thoroughly ordinary image to my eyes at least, and seriously marred by the glare in the upper right. I can see where the whole image could have been framed differently, from closer in probably, and it might have worked better. I give it a 5.

Simply Red
by oldkingkoh

Comment:
That's a red building, no getting around that :-) If I'm not mistaken, it's in Singapore? Didn't I hear they were gonna restore it to its original colors? Anyway, that's neither here nor there. I can't say the image really works for me. The lighting is blah, the blue pedestrian is a real eye-trap, and overall the cropping/framing of the image seems way too dense to me. It meets the challenge head-on, no holds barred, so for that you get a 6 from me.

"Move OVER, you Road Hog!"
by Lydia

Comment:
I should have known this was you, danggit. Is it a snapshot in passing or a set-up?

Dusty Red
by DCrest01

Comment:
I'm a real sucker for ordinary or banal objects elevated by light, color, and the photographer's attention. A felicitous study of color and form that soothes and intrigues me at the same time. A 7 from me.

alms, alms
by skewsme

Comment:
That's a hell of a Mantis photo. It doesn't *really* push my red button, if I'm honest, but still. Eerie, otherworldly, visually articulate, and worth a 7 to me. It might end up bumped to 8 when I am adjusting, even :-)

Pistachio & Plum
by GeneralE

Comment:
You've got the red part nailed here, that's for sure. But I find it uncomfortable that the bokeh BG is demanding all my attention and the blossoms feel like an afterthought. The image isn't giving me much reason to stop and savor it, so I find myself anxious to move on. I gave it a 5.

Red umbrella
by Sisto

Comment:
Conceptually this image was a good idea, but from my POV circumstances let you down; the light itself is so diffused and watery that the image lacks oomph in my eyes. I do love a shingled beach, though :-) I give this a 5

Macroglossum Pelargonium Hortorum
by LoVi

Comment:
I'm pretty sure I smell Jeb or Vivi on this one, considering the MGB in the background. I really WANT to like this image, but the minimal editing has tripped it up. The whole thing feels washed-out and a little clumsy :-( Reds are especially hard to render in JPG, so that's part of the problem. I gave this a 4.

ting ting
by Tiberius

Comment:
There's a lot to like in this image, especially conceptually, but in the end it's not really working to its (imagined) potential; I want more from it. This feels like a hurried bit of work in a situation where a little more attention to the compositional equations would have paid huge dividends. It certainly answers the "red" theme, though :-) 6 from me.

V for Victory
by davisambrose

Comment:
Very soothing, very pleasing, nice use of DOF, nice detail with the droplets, luminous colors; all these are plusses for me. On the other hand, the image doesn't really engage me, and more and more that's what I'm looking for. Still, it's a lovely, luminous image and I give you a 7.