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livitupComment by livitup: Thanks for the comments everyone!
FIrst of all, my wife and I nearly came to blows over the background, and for the sake of marital bliss, I gave in. I was originally planning a shiny black background, or maybe some wood paneling, but she liked the metallic (it's actually the insulation that hangs on our basement walls!). It seems that you either love it, or hate it, and it's about 50/50 each way. Not suprising.
About the composition... I definatley should have put another bottle on the right side. I think the shot was made at a slight angle, which only made that space look bigger than it really was. The crop was done the way it is because of the space between the Grey Goose bottle in the foreground, and the rest of the bottles in the background was really about 4 feet, in order to get the depth of field right. If I had left any more of the top of the Grey Goose bottle in there would have been a huge field of the reflective background behind it, as the background bottles appeared much shorter, because of the distance. In hindsight, I could have put them on a riser to elevate them. Likewise, cropping off the glass, because of the angle, to avoid gigantic empty metallic space. Besides, I kinda think it works, but I appreciate the opinion of those who disagree.
Finally, anyone who drinks martinis, knows that the lemon twist goes IN the glass, not ON the glass. :)
Thanks again!
Message edited by author 2005-10-12 23:11:15. 
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