First i had to think about what objects have spots or which give spots. I spend most of my time in the art department and i thought of paint, i first got two mirror panels, some black fabric and paint to flick over the mirror also some lighting. With this photo i tried to create a sunset in the background by shining the light of one mirror onto the one with paint. Then i just edited the photo by increaing the contrast and saturation; and decreasing the brightness.
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Place: 168 out of 175 Avg (all users): 3.4106 Avg (commenters): 2.9524 Avg (participants): 3.2090 Avg (non-participants): 3.4860 Views since voting: 805 Views during voting: 344 Votes: 246 Comments: 23 Favorites: 0
Try this tutorial . It will show how to get images ready for challenges, namely at the full file size and and image size. Many photos get mrked down not on the quality of the photo but how it is presented.
Maybe a nice shot but unfortunately too small to recognize ;) Looks as if you have some issues with resizing. Look at this tutorial //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=26
Lots of people will vote quite low because of the size - don't feel discouraged, better luck next time!
make sure to make the picture 640 pixels on an edge if possible. That will certainly raise your score. On my 1900x1200 screen the picture is literally the size of two stamps.