The Color Purple
by Wildpurple

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Nice angle and perspective. Spider also adds to the shot.

Got pink?
by Wildpurple

Comment by xdiIN:
Is it really this pink?

The Color Purple
by Wildpurple

Comment by carlacryptic:
Very cool - 7

The Moon Studio
by Wildpurple

Comment by David.C:
Lighting: way too harsh with just a touch of a color cast.
Pose: I do not care for the stare.
Background: n/a

The Moon Studio
by Wildpurple

Comment by GeneralE:
Interesting effect -- I'd like to see the lighting a little more even on the eyes. Reminds me of a Joni Mitchell album cover.

Leaf Abstract
by Wildpurple

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Very well done. A 10.

Leaf Abstract
by Wildpurple

Comment by caba:
Excellent light and detail, 8

Leaf Abstract
by Wildpurple

Comment by f-32:
LOVELY abstract! 9

Leaf Abstract
by Wildpurple

Comment by Cantique:
Excellent use of light and shadow. On my PC this was a bit too dark in the shadows but on my mac I can see all of the detail and it adds to the effect. The part I find a bit distracting is the white parts which are a bit too bright on my mac which is the computer I'm entering this comment from. It is so difficult to know what to put into an online image with different monitors involved. I like this one very much from all my monitors.

Potato Bug
by Wildpurple

Comment by graphicfunk:
from the Critique Club:
This is a very clever idea and if I squint my eyes I appreciate it even more. In other words, you have a very good picture with a nice green foreground color. However, when you color a foreground, the eye wants to see it sharp, otherwise the eye has to get past it and to the subject, but returns back to the green to find a lot of fuzzy edges.
As you may have learned when you retain a color and desaturate the rest, your first problem is to find the true line of demarcation. If the image is not in focus then this problem invites you to judge where the fence begins and ends. There is no software available which will make this decision without either keeping or throwing information away. This makes your job very difficult with this image since you selected the fence. Of course, I can say why not the leaf?, but then it would not have the same impact. Again, I like the idea because as is it imparts a feeling that the viewer is peeking right behind the fence and I am certain that this image stands on its own without the color. The color gives it charm, but the viewer is left giving the color a second thought. So: great picture without the color if we discount the spirit of the challenge. dan