Jewels
by sulamk

Comment:
Cool idea for this picture. What are those things? They almost look like they are made out of the same material as gummi bears. The composition and color look good to be but there are a few things that take a lot away from the picture for me. I don’t like the way the shadows look, but I do like the way the light is shining through the green objects in the lower right portion of the photo. I think some sort of diffuser over the light source would have helped. The other thing that bothers me are the faint reflections in the surface that the colored objects are sitting on. There are also some black spots showing up on the background that take away from the picture for me. Finally the picture appears to have been sharpened a bit too heavily. It might just be the monitor I am looking though, but it seems like some of the edges are either oversharpened or that there is some CA going on. I know this might sound like a bunch of nit-picking but I think if you pay attention to these small details that you will be very pleased with the result. Little things like the reflections and black spots drive me nuts when I am doing pictures like this, but I have never regretted going back and fixing these issues. It is enough to make the difference between a professional looking picture and a beginner picture. I am not saying that yours is a beginner picture either. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Venice Beach Sunset
by progersct

Comment:
Great picture! With a score this high I am surprised it didn't place higher.

Greg

Blue Ribbon
by jammer112

Comment:
This picture would work as well for the symmetry challenge as it does for the color challenge. I like the soft lighting but I wish the lead duck was a bit sharper. I would also have cropped it to leave some space in front of the lead duck for him to swim into. It might have also helped to have a very diminished light source on the left side of the camera to illuminate the visible side of the ducks’ faces but not so strong to compete with the main light. I gave this one a 6.

Greg

Colors of the Night
by hauntedcrimson

Comment:
I like the color in this picture. This one is a pretty tough one to pull off because there isn’t a lot going on to keep the viewer’s attention but the lighting makes the picture. The thing that weakens the picture for me the most is the small amount of the lower windows that are showing at the bottom right side of the frame. The thing that really makes me like this picture is the play of color between the yellow light in the upper windows with the gray of the roof and the deep blue of the sky. I would definitely crop some off the bottom and maybe rotate the picture some to get the top of the roof parallel to the bottom of the frame. I like this picture because of the color and lighting so I gave it a 5.

Greg

A Miracle Bloomer
by NicNic101

Comment:
I like the colors in this photo but I think it could be improved quite a bit overall. The focus seems off to me but I do like the way the trees in the background are out of focus. It might be more pronounced if you could open up the lens more (use the largest aperture available). The problem with doing this is that the focus on the subject becomes very critical. I would try to take this picture from a slightly different angle to exclude the roof of the building. Another suggestion would be to use the maximum resolution allowable for your challenge submissions. I gave this one a 3 but I think with some work it could do much better.

Greg

Colors of Peace
by pclong

Comment:
I like the play on color in this image. The composition and exposure look good as well. The main thing that I think could help this picture is a little more sharpening. As it is now it looks a little soft to me. I also am a little bothered by the very dark area in the top left corner of the photograph. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Chromaticity
by Alecia

Comment:
You have a very nice submission for the color challenge here. This image is technically very well done I love the colors, the composition and the use of depth of field. It is a very tastefully done rainbow without it being too obvious. This picture blows away any of the other entries that I have seen so far. There isn’t anything I can think of that could improve this picture at all. I gave it a 10.

Greg

devoid: colorless construction
by the sycamore samurai

Comment:
Did you take this picture at night using the on-camera flash? This picture doesn’t do much for me. The lines and pattern are nice but not enough to hold my attention for very long. Color is nice but there isn’t much here for me to comment on. The focus and exposure do look good. I can’t find any major technical problems. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Frozen mixed veg
by marbo

Comment:
Great idea for the color challenge. Focus and composition look good as well as the depth of field. If it were my picture I would probably boost up the contrast by about 10% or so and increase the saturation some to make the colors a little more vivid. The frost tends to wash the colors out a bit and I think more saturation would increase the impact of this photograph. I gave it a 5.

Greg

A Streak of Light
by mariomel

Comment:
I think this is a very cool picture and is quite well done. I am guessing you had the shutter opened for a relatively long period of time and “painted” the streak of light using a flashlight or something. If this is the case I am very impressed with the lack of noise in the picture. The lighting is very appealing for me. I can’t think of a single suggestion to improve this photograph. I gave it a 7.

Greg