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.

Feather
by Ammie

Comment:
It's an image of a feather. It's red. That's as far as it goes for me. Attention has been paid to shallow DOF, but other than that it's just kind of *there*, and it doesn't engage me at all. For this reason, I give it a 4.

Red Spectrum
by jomari

Comment:
Well, it's RED :-) It's skillfully done, technically. It doesn't in any way touch me emotionally. Also I'm bothered by how the second-from-right vase touches its neighbor, I so want to see a clean gap there. A 6 from me.

joy
by tvsometime

Comment:
THAT is red-full-of-fun! I rather wish the walking figure top left of center wasn't there, but we can't have everything :-) Great answer to the challenge! 8