Amouage - The Essence of Arabia
by inshaala

Comment by Moose408:
My eye was initially drawn to the bracelet(?) instead of the bottle. Don't like the reflection on the bottle stopper.

Amouage - The Essence of Arabia
by inshaala

Comment by lolor275:
nice work

Amouage - The Essence of Arabia
by inshaala

Comment by annig:
no idea what the product is based on this ad..is it jewelry or something in the flask?

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by FireBird:
As one commenter stated this is more like a pencil drawing than photograph. Almost looks over sharpened due to the HDR. I would suggest a concept like this.



Then gradually merge from real daff with color to the pencil drawn one. Just a thought.

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by magenmarie:
Well, this proves that the DPC crowd has a wide range of likes and dislikes, because I love this shot the way it is. I think the crop is lovely, and the b&w conversion is perfect. I had given it an 8. I like how it appears to be glowing. ;)

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by andrewt:
Gave it a 6. Liked the conversion. Prefer a slightly tighter crop though.

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by jasonlprice:
Rich, I like the shot and agree with Becky about the rotation..I think it needed a little angular movement in the composition to set it apart (perhaps the dark stem coming in at an angle). I gave it a 6 during voting and would probably given it 1 mark higher without the HDR look. It feels like it has gone out of the realm of photography and into the realm of pencil drawing which might have been why it scored lower than expected. I would like to see the background burned some which might help the flower stand out more too. Anyway, overall I liked the shot and don't get too down on that 5.33 in a free study..that is not a bad score at all for a DPC free study.

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by posthumous:
I'm tired of HDR, but you have a good eye for beauty. I gave this a 6.

Dream of a Colour
by inshaala

Comment by BeckyT:
I like the B/W. I think it would have looked neat if you rotated where the the flower was dropping down into the frame or rotated where it was popping up into the frame instead of from the side. Try burning around the edges of the frame ever so slightly to see if it makes the flower pop even more. I think the grain adds some interest. It is a very nice photo and didn't deserve a low 5 but that is my opinion. I also love the simplicity of the shot. Hopefully you will get some good constructive comments from others who have way more experience than myself.

Amouage - The Essence of Arabia
by inshaala

Comment by JoAnna3853:
I don't think the bracelet adds anything to the photograph, if anything it takes away from your subject which is different and beautiful on it's own. I would have gone with something other than a solid colr for the background too. Great idea though!