Hotlanta
by madison461

Comment by melodee:
great shot i love the colors and the way you framed this shot.

High Cotton
by madison461

Comment by melodee:
this is a great picture. the fields of cotton were beautiful this year but i really like the way you presented this cotton.

Mmmmmm, cake
by madison461

Comment by Chinabun:
ok first...light on white. this just shows white, the photo is too close up which makes it appear to be out of focus. if i were to take this photo i wouldve put the cake up against a white BG and photographed the whole thing. merriment

Mmmmmm, cake
by madison461

Comment by scalo:
Try moving the midpoint in levels so that the pic is more white. That would fit the challenge better. Also the framing is too tight IMO.

Mmmmmm, cake
by madison461

Comment by Jammur:
Why does it seem you can pick out the working wedding photographers?
Tough call here...if you want to think of the curl of frosting as the subject then it works, light on white. However, I'm forced to consider what the title tells me, that is, the cake is the subject, in which case, there's no background. Sorry

Mmmmmm, cake
by madison461

Comment by Tommy 2 Tone:
I don't see light on white

Mmmmmm, cake
by madison461

Comment by Elaine:
This does not have enough of a subject or focus for me, and the whole image appears yellowish-at least on my monitor.

Reflecting Crystal Dreams
by madison461

Comment by Neil:
I'm not sure I agree that this is "too blurry". As is, I think it has the right ingredients for an abstract. I'd have to see how it came out sharp to see if that was better!

You could play a bit with this shot to possibly make it stronger. Since color is the primary focus of this abstract, perhaps you can try adjusting the white balance or levels so that the crystal does not appear toned (it has a yellow-tan tone on my monitor), and let the shape of crystal alone serve to texture the greens and reds in the background (along with some perhaps stronger greens which can also be adjusted in PS).

This was a good idea!

Reflecting Crystal Dreams
by madison461

Comment by figment:
blurry

Reflecting Crystal Dreams
by madison461

Comment by mycelium:
a good idea for an abstraction, but the necessary sharpness is lacking. could have used more green as well.