Bird's-Foot Trefoil
by CJinCA

Comment by KarenNfld:
I would never think to pick this wildflower and put in a vase, lovely photo.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
by CJinCA

Comment by ThingFish:
Really beautifully done. It looks suspiciously like H2's work. Is that you Oliver?

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by Lydia:
I really like this still life. The focus doesn't bother me.

Bird's-Foot Trefoil
by CJinCA

Comment by Kathy:
This is beautiful (wish the vase was a little straighter, though.) One of my top 5 favorites.

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by colorcarnival:
I agree that I'd like to have seen the front pear in focus too. But the whole scene is quite lovely. I loved the lighting on the basket.

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by grahamgator:
Nice composition; a little oof.

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice shot and nice contrast.

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by FourPointX:
nice job with the composition and lighting and processing, not feeling too thrilled about the overused subject matter 6

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by macwilyum:
the sharpness and exposure is superb. I just wish you had a different background instead of the all black bg

Still Life With Pears
by CJinCA

Comment by SaraR:
The compositional structure is fine, but this doesn't really work for me over-all. The basket of dried flowers looks messy and bitty, and is quite confusing to the eye - possibly better in colour, and part of the challenge is making the right choices for mono conversion. The lighting doesn't really help your photo - side lighting, which you seem to be using is a good choice, but your set-up with the ultra black foreground and background blots out the essential shadows. There seems to be something a bit strange going on with the pear lying in the dish, possibly some JPEG artefact's from post processing? All in all, a good effort, but if you repeat the exercise, I feel that you need to concentrate on reproducing textures and shadows.