Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by gyaban:
Perfect idea for this challenge, congratulations on the ribbon! And also thanks a lot for your detailed notes: I suspected it was a single shot, as it is always tricky to create believable DoF in post. Here realism was very important, the viewer had to feel that the "distraction" was in the room, or it wouldn't have been that efficient. So I believe a single shot was the best option regardless of the challenge rules. Oh, and "boo" to the puritans!

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An excellent image that meets the challenge fully

Yet another well deserved ribbon! First of all, a great concept, very well thought through and excellent execution, the lighting, perspective and DOF are all perfect and all enhanced with a great title. Thanks for the detailed write-up and the outtake I concur with your choice this is the better of the two. Everything about this image is wonderful and I would be really struggling to find fault with it. The lighting is spot on throughout both for the fruit and the model, the composition is perfect, but what really makes it is the subtle seductiveness of the lady, what is and is not revealed places it on another higher level. I really struggle to understand the logic behind the sub 4 scores but the rest of your voters appreciated a great piece of work and second only to gyaban is most commendable. Thanks for once more delighting us with your entry Eugene.

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by nam:
So the still life set up is distracting? Nice tension here. 9

ETA that was supposed to be a joke :)

Message edited by author 2016-10-31 00:24:39.

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by jomari:
Great 'distracting element'. One for a ribbon.

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
Forbidden fruit :)

Parliament of Budapest
by riot

Comment by gipper11:
This is not a bad photograph but I think the composition could be better by cropping out what looks to be benches in the lower left corner. I also think more of the building should be captured in the landscape configuration. The exposure and focus are all well done.

By the Old Canal
by riot

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge

You’re definitely tugging at my heart strings with scene Eugene, having spent 15 years living on a narrow boat I wondered why I didn’t recognise this property but the Llangollen was one of the few canals I couldn’t get the boat up. Anyway, enough of me, you’re right there is only one composition possible because it works so well though I think I would have cropped the right between the chimneys in favour of more of the left, the natural part of the scene. As it is the house and the white rendering are very dominant and given the challenge brief you would have been able to display more foliage which may also have increased your score and voter participation. Thanks for your welcome reminder of many pleasant years past.

Parliament of Budapest
by riot

Comment by docjonny:
Nic capture.. I am not sure if the bench is a bit distracting? does not stop me from scoring this well. good luck

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by Lydia:
Ha! Brilliant! I hope you ribbon.

Still Life with Fruit
by riot

Comment by mariuca:
a true Vanitas
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