Another image that required at least four views before an opinion could be offered. There are elements of this image that are significantly impressive - the colored light reflecting off the silvered brass, the positioning of the subjects and camera position are excellant. The flaws are just as obvious - a longer look eliminating the vague and indistinct areas would have been a plus. Additionally, the highlights are just over the edge of being truly effective given the close in look - the most noticable example of this is the horn of the trumpet which has highlights which distract from the entire image by attracting the eye away from the properly captured center image. A good comparison would be the highlights on the red wine glass which are perfectly exposed and very effective. A little longer look at the subjects along with a little less exposure would have improved this image tremendously. Still a very good image that has good point and not so good points.