I loved this! I gave this a ten, I thought it was perfect, I don't see how its "too" dark, to me it seems just right, but who knows what the crowd likes! I still love this picture
i love the deep richness of the colors and the use of DOF to create ovals of purple light
unfortunately, i think it being a bit dark will cost you some votes by some - but not by me - i think the choices are excellent here - back for a bump!