Blue sky over Red hill and Yellow Roses
by lambrosi

Comment:
I am not sure exactly what this is I am looking at but that doesn’t really matter. You have a nice use of color here. It looks like a throw pillow but I can’t figure out what the blue is. I don’t really care for the white spots on the blue. The pillow looks like it might stand to be in a bit sharper focus. There really isn’t a lot here to hold my attention. I gave it a 4.

Greg

Good Morning
by Musicman

Comment:
Was the sky really this color? It is a very nice use of color but the picture isn’t really moving me. Maybe if there was more ground in the picture? I am not sure what exactly it needs but it is missing something. I also don’t care for the border. I gave this one a 4.

Greg

Earth Tones
by alanfreed

Comment:
I like the use of color in this picture and think it is very appropriate for this challenge. The composition is very nice and the only thing I would like to see different is the sky. This is pretty much just a nit pick and a very minor point, but the sky looks a bit overcast and gray in this picture. It would be nice to see some blue skies and white clouds. I know this can’t really be helped and I totally wouldn’t worry about it if I were you. Overall this is a great capture. I gave it a 6.

Greg

Flying Tiger
by pncowley

Comment:
Great subject and the color plays a strong role in the picture so it meets the challenge well. The cropping is a bit tight for me, I would love to see more of the airplane. I would also suggest opening the lens up a stop or two to throw the celing out of focus. The way it is now is somewhat distracting. Good shot! I gave it a 5.

Greg

Pink
by BAMartin

Comment:
I like the color and DOF in this photo. This looks like the kind of result I get when I use my 50mm f/1.8 lens wide open. The out of focus areas are nice and smooth which is very pleasing to the eye. I am not thrilled, however, by the dark area on the bottom right side of the photo. It might work if you just cropped it out along with the OOF area on the top of the photo. I think the subject is a little too centered for my taste. You might run a light USM over this one to sharpen it up a little more. I think this is a good effort and I gave it a 6.

Greg

Limited Edition (Renewed rivalry)
by zerocusa

Comment:
This is a cool idea, but I think I have seen something very similar in an earlier challenge. It is definitely a clever idea. You might try some sort of diffuser over your light source(s) in order to reduce the hot-spots on the cans. The most critical one being on the Coke can. I know this probably couldn’t be prevented but I find the red area below the Pepsi can to be a little displeasing. I am not sure if this is the case but it looks like there is some clipping in the highlights on the drop-cloth in the background. For me these highlights detract from the photo. You might have had better luck using a wider aperture to throw the background more out of focus. I gave this one a 5.

Greg

Colorful Dinos
by GeneralE

Comment:
This is a cool photo and I think it meets the color challenge but I wonder if it isn’t pushing the rules some. To me this appears to be a picture of artwork. Aside from that I think you should have cropped it so the edges of the box(?) are not showing. Focus looks good and the colors are nice and strong. Good shot here, I gave it a 4.

Greg

Golden Sunset
by mperez74

Comment:
First I think you should have used the maximum allowable resolution for this picture. A picture like this one needs as much resolution as possible in order to reproduce all the detail visible in the original scene. The large blown-out area near the center of the photo detracts from an otherwise lovely scene. I think the very wide dynamic range of this image causes the color to be quite washed out. You might benefit from using a neutral density or circular polarizer filter on a subject like this one. The composition is nice but the color could be more intense. I gave this photo a 4.

Greg

Coral Rose
by basia03

Comment:
This one definitely meets the color challenge as color dominates the photo, but roses are a pretty common subject so the competition is pretty stiff with this subject. The soft focus is a tad strong for my taste. I am also distracted by the dark edge of the bottom left petal. Composition and use of color are very good in this picture and I also really like the background (especially the top left section of it). Finally I don’t care for the border on this picture. Good effort, I gave it a 5.

Greg

Sunset in the park
by scroosloose

Comment:
I was surprised that there weren’t more sunset pictures this week. It looks like you made a good capture of a pretty sunset. I think the composition is good and I like the exposure on the sky. The problem with sunset pictures is that a lot of people do them and a lot of people do them very well. This means that when you enter one it has to pretty much be spectacular in order to do very well. I gave this one a 5.

Greg