flowers
by jboling

Comment:
Great choice of subject for the color challenge. The colors in this picture are really great but I think there isn’t enough resolution here to really do them justice. What I am seeing on my screen is basically a bunch of small blobs of color. It almost looks like you might have used some sort of soft-focus filter on this picture. I think you would do much better by getting a lot closer to the flowers so I can really see the lines and shapes of the individual blossoms. This would be a wonderful picture for a very high resolution photo. I gave it a 4.

Greg

Smooth Landing
by tcherring

Comment:
This is a cool idea and works well for the color challenge. I am not going to accuse you of doing spot editing but I must say this photo has the appearance of being spot edited. I am not sure how you got that blue background and got the butterfly in that position but I have to give you credit. I don’t think I could do anything like this without spot editing. I don’t really care for the feathering around the chin and around the edge of the face though and I wish the background was a little more natural looking. I also wish the eye was in a little better focus and that the white balance was a little closer to natural. The left half of the picture appears to have a bit of a red cast to it where the rest of the picture does not. Overall I gave this picture a 4.

Greg

Spring
by bioshore

Comment:
This picture meets the challenge and appears to have good exposure. I wish you would have used the maximum allowable resolution for this one as there is a lot of detail in the scene that gets lost which is a shame. The sky looks a little blown out but that is almost impossible to avoid in a picture like this. That rock thing to the left of the pink tree and the sign and cart path also distract me, again, not much you can do about these things. You could get closer to the tree and try a different angle maybe. I gave this picture a 4 mainly because of the low resolution, it really takes a lot away from the picture.

Greg

Red White and Blue
by TiN

Comment:
I think this image meets the color challenge and it is a clever idea. However, I would like the red color of the red wine to show up a little better. It looks black to me. The blue liquid appears to have some junk floating in it, which makes it less look less appealing. Overall the white balance appears to be off to me. You might have some success by setting the white point off of that hot spot on the wall to get the colors to look more natural. You might also try opening up the lens a little more to decrease the DOF. The marks in the wall are somewhat distracting for me. It looks like you were using some backlighting from looking at the bright spot on the back wall. I think this is a very good idea and is what will make this picture work, but I think you needed it to be stronger and more direct, not bounced off the wall. The hot spots on the wall and stems of the glasses detract from the picture for me. Finally I think I would have done the cropping a little differently. I would have cropped a lot more off the bottom and left some space above the glasses. I hope I don’t seem too harsh with my comments. I really see a LOT of potential here, and I hope they can help you get some pictures that you are very proud of.
I gave this one a 4 for the way it is now, but I think with a little work in post processing it could easily be a 7 without even re-shooting.

Greg

Different color
by Damitriel

Comment:
You have made good use of color in this image and it meets the challenge well. Everything looks nice and sharp and the exposure looks good. I definitely can’t find anything seriously wrong with this photo. Looking at it there was something that wasn’t quite right for me and I couldn’t figure it out. After thinking about it for a while I think that it might be the camera angle. I wonder how this one would look if the camera was closer to the ground. I think this is a good effort but it just doesn’t move me. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Wooden Crayolas
by Placebo

Comment:
I think this picture meets the challenge well but it could use a little more work. I think all you really need is some post processing to really make this one pop. I would start with adjusting the color and brightness so that the background isn’t so drab. The whole picture appears to be a bit underexposed and the colors aren’t as bright as they could be. I would suggest upping the contrast about 5 or 10% and upping the saturation 5% or so. You can also play around with setting a white point from the background. Finally I would add a bit of USM to sharpen it up a little more and I think you will have a very good picture here.
As it is now I gave it a 4.

Greg

In the laboratory
by eikidigi

Comment:
When I first loaded this picture all I could think was wow. I had to think a while to come up with anything at all to say. It certainly meets the color challenge. To me it almost looks like all those plastic pieces are embedded in pink cake frosting! While I don’t usually like very harsh lighting I think it works here. If you had soft lighting I don’t think you would have gotten those cool bright spots on the surface of the pink material. The pattern of all the plastic pieces pretty much drives my eyes crazy, it is difficult for me to focus on anything. You might go over the picture with a mild USM as some of the edges appear to be soft, I think this might be due to the harsh lighting. You have a cool idea here but it isn’t exactly my cup of tea. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Easter Bunny Droppings
by Ruchart

Comment:
I think this is a good subject since Easter is on it’s way. It meets the challenge well but there are a few things that I think keep this from being a really outstanding photo for me. I would like to see a little bit of the “grass” in the foreground that is in sharp focus. Also I think you could stand to have a bit more depth of field here. I know that with macro-type pictures like this DOF can be a really difficult thing to achieve but I am a bit bothered by the grass in the background being so out of focus. The other thing that I think could be improved on is the lighting. The lighting here looks harsh and unnatural to me. I think the picture would look much better if you used soft lighting by putting something in front of your light sources to diffuse the light some. It is amazing what a difference soft lighting can make in a photo like this. The exposure seems to be close but it might be nice to have it maybe 1/3 of a stop or so brighter. You might also decrease the contrast a tad and up the saturation a very small amount. I gave this picture a 4.

Greg

Spring is trying
by nitro102

Comment:
I do think this picture meets the challenge well and I like what it says to me, that there is still green underneath the snow. However, I find the subject not to be the most interesting one I have seen this week. The brown twig crossing the left side of the frame is distracting for me and there isn’t really enough here to hold my attention for very long. The exposure and depth of field look good here but the focus looks a bit soft. Maybe just a little bit of USM would sharpen it up nicely. I think it is a good idea, but it needs a little something more. I gave it a 5.

Greg

Valentine's Day Stock
by mcrael

Comment:
This photo shows effective use of color and is very appropriate for the challenge this week. The composition is not bad, but possibly could be made to be more interesting. Something about the bright area in the center of the top of the picture doesn’t work for me. I am not sure if it is just too bright or if it has to do with the lines of the leaves in that region of the image. The other thing that I might change if it were my photo is the lighting. The light appears to be a tad harsh, especially on the lid of the candy box. The specular on the front edge of the box it a bit much for my taste. I also don’t like the way the glittery flecks in the paper of the box are reflecting so much light. I think this picture would have looked very nice using available or natural light. You might be able to construct some simple diffusers for your light sources to improve this as well. I think this is a good effort and I gave it a 5.

Greg