returning
by NiallOTuama

Comment:
Not pastel. But is compositionally interesting, and the graininess works with this image.

parade
by boo8mer

Comment:
Wish focus were a little sharper and you had cloned out the splotch in the sky a bit to the right of and slightly lower than the model's finger. That said, I like the color palette and the composition of this image.

Fallen
by ambaker

Comment:
Not quite in sharp focus, and too contrasty.

_D7K6400_web
by Lionsitaly

Comment:
A different crop--one eliminating the blurred blue bit in the lower right corner-- might've strengthened this image. Good choice of a pastel subject. The flowers are cute. Title needs work :-).

Its a women thing.
by MrJear

Comment:
Good concept, good composition, good use of DOF. Lighting is harsh, and saturation could've been backed off a bit. FWIW, I don't think many of those lipsticks are a pastel shade... (and yes, I'm a woman).

The Pier
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Very cool. Love how the title helps tell the story, but it's an interesting abstract on its own. Only comment is that the upper left corner (the sun, I assume) is still a tiny bit too bright given the balance of tonality in the rest of the image. And there's a tiny dark speck in the purplish band on one of the pier supports.

The Farmer's Daughter
by Paul

Comment:
An interesting portrait. I like the textures and the horizontal repetition. The pinkness of the image seems artificially introduced to shoehorn the shot into the challenge. But it's still a good photo.

Pick a card, any card.
by awpollard

Comment:
I'm surprised at your choice of color cards, only one or two of which contain color swatches that fit my idea of pastel. Nevertheless, the idea is good. Your processing left splotchy areas along the right edge.

Balloons at a Wedding
by GeneralE

Comment:
The balloons could have potentially been a good choice of subject. The composition isn't particularly interesting, nor is the background. End the dark edge in the upper right corner could've been cropped out.

Sun setting agaist a smokey sky.
by rodfulk

Comment:
Lots of smokey skies in my area right now too. Hope you're not in immediate danger from the fire(s).

The composition of this one is so-so. There's not really a clear subject, and the lens flare behind the palm (palmetto?) fronds, coupled with your sharpening (I'm guessing) makes for some odd splotchiness.

Perhaps if you'd moved to the right to fill more of the frame with the leaves, it wouldn't feel so much like a naked expanse on the left?