After a heavy downpour the carpark was highly reflective. I hope that this qualifies as a point of colour. I know that there is colour other than the subject, and that the red is repeated on the taillights and their reflections but I think that the point of the image is the lady and her extensive red reflection. I suppose I'll lose points because she is facing out of frame too, but never mind.
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:O i really like this, very simplistic, tells a story, and meets the challenge great, all the rainy dull colors and cars, then this woman! brilliant, good luck.
Cute capture with the same color vehicles, but overall the photo feels a bit too snapshot-ish. Maybe it would have worked better if the cars started in a corner of the photo to help lead our eyes.
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