Well folks, this is result of being bored on Sunday afternoon. I set up some shop lights in my spare bedroom/studio, stole some of my wife's table arrangement and this is the end result, hope you like it.
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Oh, nice! My first thought on seeing this image was, "painterly." Your treatment of the flowers and leaves does give a just painted feeling to this and I like that a lot.
Certainly you met the Challenge with that ultra-square cropping and certainly the design is quite pleasing.
On composition, If I had to nit pic, I'd say that the right-in-the-middle stem is a touch awkward. Had you slanted the stem & flowers from (say) left to right, it might have been a more balanced composition. And would have left less empty space at the top.
However, you did receive a respectable score, and that's a plus!
Finally, I'll suggest that when you request a critique from the Critique Club, please do enter your camera settings. It helps us give you the best comments we can, and it helps you understand your camera as well.
Simple yet quite stunning. My only critique is they lack the lustre I'm looking for. The composition and light are fine, but there is a certain flatness about the whole image. Maybe it was the desaturation. I've had that happen sometimes when going to black and white. I'd love to see the color version. 7
Interesting - not sure I like the desat. Seems to me you either needed to go completely B/W or stay with the color, but this muted look doesn't work for me. Just my opinion - hope you do well.
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