Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by robshookphoto:
a little too much purple, i think

New life budding
by Kelli

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
Before I start, lets be honest - this isn't really my kind of picture.
For a start, the composition is a bit dead with the bud right in centre. This is an occasion I'd recommend the rule of thirds, or a slight diagonal. Also, the colours are very garish, and the brightness of the background means that the bud - the main subject - doesn't stand out as much as it should, and the b/g is very distracting. The pink thorny bits are a bit too bright, and at this compression just look lke ompression artifacts/hot pixels or something similar.

This is my take of it - more muted colours, diff crop



-crop, some slight cloning after rotation
-select background, create new layer via copy
-hue&saturation on b/g layer - saturation waaay down
-slight gaussian blur and lightening via levels on b/g
-levels on f/g
-much lower hue on reds, on all but top tufts on f/g, plus less lightness to keep the spikes visible

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by dw_photo:
the focus and brightness of the subject here seems to be a bit off, but the color is good

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by trnqlty:
There isn't enough yellow to really set off the purple

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by szalona:
not enough yello

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by lazyislandkat:
Too much purple for this challenge, there is nothing complementing it. Although it is a nice photo and it reminds me of a wall paper print.

New life budding
by Kelli

Comment by tngrndream:
ok. i like that you captured the red dots on he sprout.

um

it looks over sharpened and the bg is horrible. the bright colors of the bg do nothing but make me wanna turn my head away from the subject.

ifn you could pull that guy out and put him in a more "picturesque bg it would be better. and i think i would like to have him a little more off to the right.

Profiles of Purple
by Kelli

Comment by GIS_boy:
This could easily be a wallpaper or a beautiful backdrop. Very soft and gorgeous, well done and good luck.

New life budding
by Kelli

Comment by DanSig:
there are a few things that could really improove this image..

1. the subject is dead center, that will almost always score low on DPC, crop about 1" of the left side, the right side looks better.
2 the colors in the background steal all the attention from the subject, this is advanced editing, selective desat would have been great here.
3. the background is too bright, a bit of burning could help

but this image is well lit, the focus is good and it's a nice subject, even though it would be nicer if the bud were a bit open.

New life budding
by Kelli

Comment by Louis:
Colours in this image are wonderful. It may be due to post-processing, but really enjoy the red or magenta tones. I think the strength of this image may have been helped by a portrait orientation, rather than landscape. It could be argued that with the current orientation, we get more of that lovely jumble of colour to contemplate, but for me, the verticality of the reaching bud demands a taller and less wide image.

Though the background is indeed interesting, it's also a tad harsh, for me. I really want to look at it. :) But I should be looking at the bud, I think. Had you lit the bud a little more, perhaps with fill flash, the effect may have been strengthened.