Inside a Glass Looking Out at Party Glitter
by cosmichaiku

Comment by kostia:
this must be what it's like inside a kaleidoscope! just beautiful :)

Inside a Glass Looking Out at Party Glitter
by cosmichaiku

Comment by kiwiness:
Wow, colorful! It certainly is different. Challenge met - 7.

Canine Meets K-9
by cosmichaiku

Comment by dsidwell:
Goofy image made goofier by the deliberately sloppy pasting.

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by cosmichaiku:
Thanks to everyone who commented. I'm thrilled by some of the favorable responses I received. This was shot on a piece of black velveteen in low light and that helped make the background even darker. I actually had to desaturate the colors a tad so they wouldn't overwhelm the whole.

Canine Meets K-9
by cosmichaiku

Comment by chunsum:
everything seems a bit out of focus. is this imtentional? and I wonder is this qualifies as a legal entry.

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by e301:
Whilst I guess a 6 is a pretty good score, I really think you've been hard done by with this result: such is the way sometimes.

Ed

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by e301:
Would love to know how this is lit - my guess would be a single overhead softlight - well maybe a touch behind the subject, though it could also be a window without direct light in a darkened room I suppose. Caught the texture fabulously, and the number of contrasts with those petals is amazing. I think I\'d have kept all of each petal in the shot though - I\'ve no problems with the frame being out of it, but the petals on the edge make it look like the final crop wasn\'t in the original plan.

Top work though, despite those minor niggles.

Ok - on final review, you win - the only ten i give this challenge.

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by Smeagol:
I love this picture. It's a 10 in my book. how did you get such a black background?

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by vtruan:
Great contrasts...silver & black -- reds& black.

Silver with Petals
by cosmichaiku

Comment by kyrielle:
Lovely, lovely. I'm not completely convinced that right angles are the strength of this, or at least not the sole strength, but they're definitely present. The colors, the composition - this is just gorgeous. Nicely framed without being static.