Sharing the spotlight with the magnificent Sphinx of Egypt
by HighNooner

Comment:
This is not a still life this is a portrait.

Fruit Cocktail
by Falc

Comment:
This is nicely composed but a little too dark.

Health
by Luguer

Comment:
I like the classic still life shot. The subject matter, lighting and focus are all good. The composition is OK everything is well placed except the glass. It may have been better IMO to have place the glass behind the apples and next to the strawberries - effectively where it is but further back. I think that the eye is distracted by the glass and by placing further into the shot the strawberries would stand out more and the eye would be looking at a pyramid of subject matter.

The Carving
by joshm28

Comment:
A little too dark

Swan Lake
by De Sousa

Comment:
I like this and it would have been an excellent entry for the Paper challenge as well!

Smoke
by rio78

Comment:
I really like this shot but i'm not sure that it falls into the still life category. The smoke is beautifully captured and the focus is pin sharp. If the challenge had been anything other than 'still' life I would have given this shot double figures. As it is I feel I can only give it 8

Frugal
by h2

Comment:
This shot might have been better without the glass - it does not help the composition and distracts the eye away from the fruit because of the highlight. The background is good and enhances the greens in the grapes.

Mangia
by bledford

Comment:
I like this shot. the subject is well composed. one small criticism it may have been a little too tightly cropped. I think that it might have been better to have a little more background in the top of the shot so that the tomato and onion(?)created a more interesting 'skyline'. Focus is spot on and the lighting is also quite subtle. Well done.

Roses & Courtiers
by 777STAN

Comment:
your focus is off

The Boy Who Lived
by Tammer

Comment:
Apart from the subject - I hate Hairy Porter - a nicely composed shot