Beauty
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by JawnyRico:
Great shot man. I love the negative space used, and composition rocks. Congrats on top 10.

Beauty
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by ErikV:
Excellent job, congrats on the top 10 finish!

Where do you think your going?
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by pillikcam:
Intimidating.

Beauty
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by andrewt:
Congrats Captain. Really really nice.

Look, I Got You're Nose!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by sempermarine:
Could I have it back? 9

Where do you think your going?
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by Sachlichkeit:
I like this shot. It would work better if the gun was in focus, and the man was either out of focus or just fading out of the plane of sharpness. Right now, it conflicts with the 'language' of having a gun pointed at you--the man is interesting, but the gun is what matters!

Dying of Thirst!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by poser:
Hey great idea, like the others maybe a tigher crop. But then you do great work so you should be proud.

Dying of Thirst!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by bradshaw:
Hey Dirt_Diver,Interesting image and idea. I'm not really an expert when it come to studio lighting but I'll just voice some opinions about this image and what I like and dislike. First I really like the background and how it makes the roses pop, but the table is very distracting and be far the worse thing about the image. The rose on the left is too dark and lost in the shadows, it looks like it was intended to better juxtapose the two roses but I'm just not feeling it. Another thing is the roses have a bit of a halo around them which I noticed right away and kinda distracted me from the roses. Altogether the Image is of extremely high caliber and the lighting is in my opinion very well done, congratulations on a excellent image shame it didn't score better.

Look, I Got You're Nose!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by PapaBob:
Two body parts for the price of one, nicely done

Dying of Thirst!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by keibo84:
Hi Joseph. I really like this image. I like the rounded vases, the strong and weak roses, the use of a light/flash on the background and the overall composition. I think this didn't do better partly because DPC does not like sad topics, which in your case is the death of a flower. But oh well, that aside, things that could improve the image are that not everything seems tack sharp, the leaves (not petals) of the rose on the right are a little soft. I really like the lighting on the rose to the right, but i really dislike the lighting on the rose to the left. The one on the right is very sharp and the shadows complement its beauty. The one on the left is, well, all shadow. I see why you did that, but you may have taken it a little to far. Maybe using another light coming from below and to the right to light the dying rose would have helped. This light could be weaker than the others to keep the darkness of the left rose. Also, maybe you could have toned down a little the background light so it's not so blown out, and that would let you brighten the the rest of the image. Finally, a minor thing, there are bubbles or dirt on the right vase. Hope this helped.