Ragged
by Tycho

Comment:
Congratulations on the red for a fantastic entry!

Evening Shades of Texas
by SandyP

Comment:
Hello Sandy, this is really quite excellent and I'm surprised it did not place higher. You have a great eye and I'm sure we'll be seeing a lots more fantastic entries on the horizon.

Out of Stone
by e301

Comment:
Excellent! Ed I'm a huge fan of your impeccibly edited photos. Congratulations on your ribbon!

Doom Watch
by Imagineer

Comment:
Congratulations on a wonderful entry!

Fijian Black Pearls
by dkubin

Comment:
Lovely. Nice detail, focus, DOF, and lighting. The processing is relatively clean and free from artifacts (just a slight halo around the center piece pearl). Not a huge fan of the border. Overall one of the best entries though. 8

The Black Pearl
by vasilkovaya

Comment:
Lovely blurred backdrop. I'm assuming you edited it in? It works well to isolate your subject. I can easily see this as an ad, well done.

Omega DeVille Automatic Chronometer
by fplouffe

Comment:
Nice timepiece. Band detail is sort of obscured by the background (black on black). There's a bit of reflection cutting across the lower half of the face, but otherwise nicely lit.

Classic Mens Timepieces on Sale
by alien2thisworld

Comment:
I like the soft, diffuse lighting and you did a nice job in controlling the reflections. Not sure of the composition though. The crop leaves some awkward space on the left that is too small for any print lettering. Almost as if you did so to prevent a centered composition. Sometimes centered is preferable. I would suggest leaving more rorom either above or below, which would naturally follow in this type of ad presentation (landscape aspect ratio).

Suggestive
by mrmorris

Comment:
I like this concept and the composition overall. The lighting unfortunately is quite lacking given the harsh, contrasty glare off the jewelry piece which is quite unflattering. I recommend diffusing the flash to soften it up and you could also forego the flash altogether and use available lighting (assuming you fired a flash). Good luck.

New "old fashioned" collection
by rhipster

Comment:
Great arrangement. Not sure the lettering does much for this shot but it doesn't distract, either. Good lighting too.

I recommend either shooting against a more uniformly black background, or adjusting the background in post processing to remove the texture and/or flecks of lint. 7