Still life with peachesby
vawendyComment by sarampo: Hi Wendy, greetings from our Critique Club! :)
First of all, I think you did a great job with the processing, it's the thing that I notice more than anything.
Lighting
It's just perfect the way the inside of the bowl slips gently into shadow, so very smoothly. Also, the left side is dark, to add to the dynamic of the scene. Also, the ISO 1600 might have been too much, you could probably use a tripod, bump that aperture to f/13ish with a lower shutter speed.
Composition
A little more space at the bottom would helped the shot, as with the focus on the front element. It could use just a little more clarity.
Pros - the way the peaches fall from the bowl is very smooth and clean, it's really a perfect composition.
Also the seamless background is so wonderfully textured, and it fades out very nicely.
Processing
You were able to succeed in recreating the look you wanted. The photo looks like a painting and has very rich earthy tones. It has a lot of grain, but it just adds to the overall look.
Still, it was a 6+ score, and it's a very good picture.
If you have any questions feel free to
contact me.
Regards,
Joao
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