Don't You even THINK about taking my Coke!
by hgpayne

Comment by Digichrome:
Would have worked much better with the product obviously in the shot (like a can of coke instead of the glass)

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by goodhart:
If this were just a tad brighter, I'd rate it higher. I do like the composition of this picture, though.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by jjenks:
Nice idea. What doesn't work is that the grape is central to the shot, but doesn't stand out due to no contrast with it and the background.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by drgsoell:
Interesting pose/composition. Good lighting. Too far away from the object she is putting in her mouth for that part to be really effective.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by digistoune:
I think more light on the purple grape would have made it more... well... purple. As it is the 'purple' in your image looks almost black.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by graphicfunk:
A wonderful approach, but I would have turned the head a bit more to give the grape more visibility. Yet, it remains very seductive.

Message edited by author 2004-07-12 00:24:50.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by Miinerva:
It is a nice potrait but i would liek to se even morepurplein it. It is not so obvoius as it can be.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Nice. Subtle. Background seems a little dark but provides nice contrast to the fair-skinned model. Perhaps overexposing 1 or 2 more stops would've brightened up the image nicely. I autoleveled your image and saw much greater contrast and potential to become brighter in post processing. I would've scored this much higher if the lighting was better. Also would've liked to see the tip of her elbow but that's subjective.

Purple Pleasures
by hgpayne

Comment by PhilipDyer:
The only problem with this shot is that it's hard to tell what she's eating - it really blends into the background. But the rest of the shot is lit well and goes great for this challenge. Nice job!

America's Favorite Pass-time
by hgpayne

Comment by kiwiness:
Congrats on first place Harvey!