The Other Side
by GeneralE

Comment by Bud:
Good concept, the colors seem a bit washed out and could be enhanced.

The Natural
by GeneralE

Comment by bowronfam3:
Did not use Rule of Thirds.

The Natural
by GeneralE

Comment by Riponlady:
original and interesting. makes a change from flowers! love the texture and meets challenge

The Natural
by GeneralE

Comment by cwalmye:
Nice!

Camouflage
by GeneralE

Comment by TG73:
Kinda dull

The Other Side
by GeneralE

Comment by jtf6agent:
I hate spiders........

The Natural
by GeneralE

Comment by Penny Lane:
Can't work out what this is. Is it rock? The surface of a leaf? A close up or taken fron up high? Interesting.

The Other Side
by GeneralE

Comment by tonyv:
The focus seems to be very soft. The colours are very subdued, and even the yellow seems to be grey. A boost of saturation may make a small difference.

The Natural
by GeneralE

Comment by KarenNfld:
Does not fit the theme

So Sixties ...
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:
Thanks -- as I mentioned in my notes, her outfit and look made me think "Sixties" immediately, and was the inspiration for this.

While the pose/expression were great, the lighting and background circumstances were not. Since I was going to be making radical tone adjustments anyway, and since "color" was supposed to be the "point" of the challenge, I went ahead and tried to make it look like something you might see on one of the "Acid Rock" concert posters common in that era.

Here's an unadjusted original: