Color of Sun Burst
by BrianR

Comment:
Good color and lighting but composition isn't working for me. The way the background interacts with the foreground is the issue for me. All the parts don't seem to fit well together within the frame.

He's Safe
by psart

Comment:
I'm having trouble finding the still life in this shot. I see lots of stopped motion but that's it.

The Secret Kiss...it's there...just look closely.
by Puckzzz

Comment:
It's just my take but motion life is different than still life with motion. The smoke is motionless in this photo but so is every other subject ever captured with a camera so I can't accept that as meeting the still part and since smoke is never still in reality it doesn't convey stillness either. Just my opinion.

Dip
by colorcarnival

Comment:
To me a still life is one where the person shooting or painting it controls all the aspects to the image, i.e. it's composition, lighting, etc. Composition is the only thing I see here that you authored. The lighting and the subject matter appeared to be found and unaltered by you in capturing this shot. The shot does have interest but for me it's not a good fit for the challenge. Just my opnion though.

Wagging Tail
by Rosacalaca

Comment:
Well technically there's life that's still and something in motion but it's not in the spirit of the challenge I'm afraid. It's also not a very engaging photo for me. It depicts a view that most would see just looking down at a dog. There's no new perspective to be had here. Shoot from a different angle preferrably one that gives energy to that motion, clarifies it, gives focus to it, would be better. Here the motion doesn't stand out at all. If there is curvature to the tail maintain that so the essense of the tail is still there. As is it looks like the dog has a stump for a tail that is out of focus then anything else.

A Gentle Breeze
by JeniY

Comment:
I like the textures and the lighting is decent. However, the motion feels a bit forced,IMO. It doesn't look real enough if I am to believe it's a gentle breeze causing the leaf to move. I suppose it could be coming from below through that opening but the natural tendency to feel breeze would be from the left or right not from below. It would have been easier to communicate the breeze if the leaf was attached to the branch and was then waving in the wind.

The Manhattan Project
by tate

Comment:
The glass looks great. It kind of does look like a mushroom cloud.

The Slow Motion of Capturing Stillness
by jonfrommk

Comment:
Interesting take on the challenge. Those branches at the top, not part of the tree he's painting, I would have cloned out.

Light Arrangement
by DrAchoo

Comment:
I'm not sure having that bold border helps. It would if you didn't have the light streaks in it but since those are there I think it makes the crop feel too tight.

Hip Hopping with the Hummels
by hahn23

Comment:
This is just plain weird but it's the kind of weird that is thought provoking so that's good.