When life gives you lemons...
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Comment by basia03:
nice lemon still life... not terribly exciting...

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Comment by camelotnorth:
nicely composed still life..great colors.

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Comment by DennisF:
Good composition. Captured the lemons. Lighting a little harsh on the cut lemon. Maybe crop most of the foreground and show a little more beyond the lemons.

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Comment by Amiee:
Good image. Very nice display of the color yellow. The image is also focused very well. Good job.

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Comment by casualguy:
Nice composition, lighting, and color.

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Comment by kosmikkreeper:
your lemons look orange. Hmmmmm... maybe a white balance issue.

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Comment by mcmurma:
I like the background lighting here very much. The way it grades in from the top left of the image is very nice.

The subject is also well lit, and the composition work well enough, though I can't say I find the roses very visually appealing. They appear far to dusty for my tastes, and as a rule I don't care much for dried flowers. But thats just me.

Due to the age of your subject your colors are understandably subdued, as flowers tend to fade over time. Still the black backround makes for a nice contrast and presents them well. Do I find them cliche? Perhaps a little, but not to the extent that would carry well in this challenge.

If I had voted this challenge, and I didn't, I feel I would have scored your photo with a 5. Technically well done, but challenge requirements fall a bit short.

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Comment by indigo997:
OK. I gave this a 5 in voting. My idea of this topic was to take the best picture you can of a cliche topic - in order to appreciate all those pretty, cliche shots you see all the time. Roses are cliche, but this is not how you usually see them. The dust and decay of these flowers just turned me off. It's interesting, but not very appealing to me.
Technically, it's very good. I like the colors and tones and focus. Lighting is even. Composition seems a little weird b/c of all the negative space on top but the bottom rose is cut in half, and the right side is cropped too close.
I am a tough voter. To get a good score from me, it has to be good technically and have be an appealing picture that took time and effort. You have the time and effort and technique down. Upon reflection, this might deserve a 6, but that gut reaction works against you in challenges where there are so many photos to go through.

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Comment by BJ:
Really like this shot - great composition, color and shadow effect. Looks like a still life painting. Great Job!

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Comment by CreativeFlyPhoto:
wow! look at that dust! i have flowers in the same situation .. i can never get the lighting right to show them off like this one! the composition is nice as well