Roses are Blue
by amonteforte

Comment:
violets are red? my only problem with the picture is that blue of the rose is too close to the blue of the background, and so it's looking relatively flat, even with teh shallow dof. the green would work beautifully with the blue, if the background were a different color. compositionally, it's a beautiful shot. 8

A Gift For You!
by Sonifo

Comment:
revenge of the rule of thirds! lol. nice contrast of form and void. points for simplicity. and birthdays/holidays can be the bluest of all. 10

Blue Sphere
by LanSnake

Comment:
the shallow depth of field was a good choice on this one. nice colors, and well used at that. really directs one's eye to and around the marble. 8

Ice Cold
by spiller

Comment:
another good use of shallow dof. hope the other voters appreciate it too. the line it forces your eye to follow makes this picture really interesting. 8

The Abyss
by ozaibak

Comment:
cropped differently, this could be a fantastic shot. the bright part of the water in the upper center needs to touch the edges. it's too disjoint otherwise. i would have cropped it vertically, in the 427x640 format, and hoped the enlarging did not mess up the quality.

Primarily Blue
by jimmythefish

Comment:
i would have submitted the other one. but hopefully you get higher for this one. the colors are interesting, not quite compliments, which works well. the curves work well together. the straight lines work well too. it doesn't scream "blue!" like so many other entries this time. i might have desaturated the red of the parking meter sticker though. it's not bright enough to make this a primary colors picture, and as is is just a little distracting. anyhow. overall, it's still a very well composed picture, and definitally worth an 8. - arach.

Caught In A Whirlpool
by jimmsp

Comment:
a little more off center would have been better compositionally, i think. not sure. the off white in the lower left hand corner is too... distracting, i guess. the lines are beautiful, and the color distrubution fantastic. abstract things rule. it's not perfect, but i like it enough to give it a ten anyways.

Bottle
by ganders

Comment:
interesting composition. points for simplicity. 6

Star longing for Karin...
by shachar_d

Comment:
the desaturation of all but the blue works, but the blue jeans in the upper right are distracting from the sad eyes of the dog. 7

Blues Bar
by mariomel

Comment:
pretty decent photo. the blues and the purples work well. was this the actual lighting condition of the bar or was this altered slightly? something about the composition seems a little cluttered to me. but i think it's worth a 7