While this is a nice shot. It appears to be out of focus. This happens a lot in night shots, and also occurs when the lighting around the edges of the subject is too bright. Unfortunately, you are dealing with both situations. I like the color. The orange glow around the inside edges is very nice. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~
wondering why you chose to use the blurry one, it's cool, but the vertical lines of the pumpkin would've been cool to see too. i guess blur is a matter of preference, i would've liked this one sharper.
Cliched and as inevitable (for a dramatic-lighting themed challenge in mid October) as this is, its actually not a bad picture and the orange, yellow and pink bands in the opening are unexpected.
This is a neat concept, but I think that it could have been executed a bit better... The pumpkin is tilting to the left, and the white portion is overexposed quite a bit... It's tough to suggest anything to do without knowing what was done to take the shot :) - 6 - JB