hot wick
by LindseyJean

Comment by andrewt:
Overall image looks soft. did you use a soft filter or apply the blur later in post processing.
IMO the wick needs to be sharper. To do this , one of the ways would to increase you DOF say to at least F10.

Ault Fountain
by LindseyJean

Comment by Hye5:
It's a nice shot, but I think would have more impact with a longer shutter speed (may need an ND filter though) to smooth out the water and the falls.

Wax
by LindseyJean

Comment by andrewt:
To improve further I would recommend a different background. Try Black or a dark colored one.
Zoom out a bit i.e. don't crop too tight.

Ault Pavilion
by LindseyJean

Comment by steve100:
oops didn't see this one before I commented on the other one about being better in black and white. Still think the other one would look better.

Ault Fountain
by LindseyJean

Comment by steve100:
I like this picture but think it would look fantastic in black and white

Makeup Addiction: Cocaine of the Beauty World
by LindseyJean

Comment by Purple_Girl:
I'd love this if it were a more appealing colour, these brown tones aren't all that attractive.

Makeup Addiction: Cocaine of the Beauty World
by LindseyJean

Comment by bob350:
I would consider pointing the camera a little higher to reduce the extent of out of focus foreground and to allow the composition to have full circles (makeup holder and reflection) for geometric contrast with the the straight lines that intersect with the mirror. The jumble of colored dust has interesting texture. Having so little purple in the image probably will reduce the score in a "purple" challenge.

Makeup Addiction: Cocaine of the Beauty World
by LindseyJean

Comment by Hey_You_3000:
so right you are!

Makeup Addiction: Cocaine of the Beauty World
by LindseyJean

Comment by K3Master:
Hello, I have made it a point for this challenge to comment on every photo that I scored under a 4.

I scored this photo a 3 for the following reason(s):

1. The use of purple is muted to the point where it's almost chromatic. Lacks the color needed for me to give it a higher score as relating to the challenge.

2. Choice of subject, while certainly unique, isn't used very flatteringly. I don't really like the random-seeming placement and the lack of a tie-in to your title. It's powder, certainly, but it could be any powder. The relation to cocaine isn't evident.

3. Overall appeal is simply just very low for me. It's one of those photos that I just looked at, shrugged, and moved on. Just not a strong choice of photo for the challenge IMO.

Things I do like about it, however, are the choice of a shallow DOF, which stands the powder out, and the color play that is in the powder itself, albeit very muted.

Makeup Addiction: Cocaine of the Beauty World
by LindseyJean

Comment by view360:
Great idea and good title, but it would help if the eyeshadow were to be a more striking purple. Liek teh crumbled make up on the table .