One of the rare times I had an idea for a challenge. Shot this outside on the back patio in the shade and got great reflected light from the sides. Used a dark gray flannel throw as a backdrop.
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Thank you all for all the votes and great and constructive comments. This was my first attempt at a still life and it's a lot harder than it looks. Thrilled to finish in the top 20! And no votes under 4!!!
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I'll start this off by saying: I'm not much of a still life fan.
I gave this on a 7. I thought your lighting was very good -- I like the more contrasty still lifes, and this one falls into that category. The watering can is wonderful. I like the highlights and the details on the handles & spout. The rest of the shot doesn't interesting me as much. The rest of the tools are appropriate, but not very visually interesting.
The one thing I'm not crazy about is the round table. I find the front of the table distracting, it catches the eye, but I don't think it adds to the picture. (small nit -- it wouldn't change my voting.)
The watering can was so wonderful, that if you had done something simpler with the can and maybe one or two antique interesting gardening items, it would have been an 8 or 9.
Lots of photos here have lots of mixed elements that don't glue together. This one has lots of elements but each one is complementary. Nice placement of those elements.
nice setup and lighting. the watering can and flowers are a little overused in still life so no points for originality, but great execution of your vision 6
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