Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
by wetland

Comment by Ten13:
Nice, but I would have liked to have seen the bottle standing, perhaps. Lighting is good. Bottle is turned a bit to the left and the reflections are a little distracting.

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
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Comment by amsmyth:
I guess that you put the intense brocade behind the champagne for a "rich" effect but it detracts for me, unfortunate light at bottom of bottle

Soft science...
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Comment by bcrants:
interesting reflection & capture

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
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Comment by Dave Gordon:
Ah, what money will buy. Nice textures, depth of sharpness and choice of background cloth.

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
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Comment by kinks:
nice colors, good idea

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
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Comment by train:
very nice but I dont like the background its to busy looking

Dom Perignon draped in diamonds
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Comment by brettd:
The background may have some signifigance that I am not aware of, but I find it distracts from an otherwise good shot. Perhaps if it was just a bit out of focus, it wouldn't be so attention grabbing.

The smell of fall...
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Comment by moodville:
I havent seen this type of setup with fall leaves before (and there have been a lot of falls leaves recently), and so I think that adds a refreshing change and interest to the shot. The smoke is good, nicely thick, clearly seen, and with a nice texture, almost like silk. I feel the leaves are cropped a little too tightly and dont show the 'whole' picture, as it were. The small pile is good and the crop on the sides to make it a vertical shot is good, but the big red leaf has lost the tip and that's what I'm referring to concerning the crop. It's different so I like it.

The smell of fall...
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Comment by tfaust:
I imagine the smell of burning leaves is what this image portrays. In the Phoenix area we don't really have falling leaves or the need to get rid of them... is that what you do? I always pictured lots of garbage bags full of leaves :-) Your light is a bit harsh on the leaves and takes out some detail of the color. I do like the capture of smoke.

Soft science...
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Comment by adine:
Novel idea. I'm not sure how well soft focus goes with science IMHO. But "soft" or fun science can be a wonderful way to lead people into learning. I like the light on your subject's hair - the soft focus works well there making her hair seem to glow. I wish there were more light on her face - then the soft focus there would make her sking seem to glow - but without the light it really only loks outof focus to me.