This does need the shadows but I find some of them a little OTT. I love the detail of the withered daisy. I know one isn't supposed to centre things, but on this one I think I'd like both the round thing (vase?) and the flower to be further right in the frame.
Something old. Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject. Composition - quite good Technical Aspects - quite good Meets Challenge - yes Visual Impact / Originality - high
I believe that this subject possibly needs a little more light or something along those lines... there are a lot of contrasts in this image that make it 'confusing' or possibly 'busy' to the eye. - jmsetzler
"Old" is not the first thing that comes to mind when seeing this shot. However, I really like the light/shadow thing that is going on, and especially like that there are areas of nice detail, as well as lots of "lost edges". The overall effect is very nice. lhall