A toast to summer's end...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I absolutely love the location, but the reflection of your funny photog's pose killed the mood for me.

Natural Redheads
by L1

Comment:
I like the arrangement of the subjects, but I don't like the yellow-y tungsten white balance. I think that having so many reflections in the bottle is distracting, and the use of ceiling lighting doesn't provide the most flattering angle of light on the subjects. The centered composition works great for the subject, but I don't think this has the attention to detail that I've seen in some of the other images in the challenge.

In The Beginning
by sjhuls

Comment:
I wish the light wasn't so direct. It looks like on-camera flash to me. I think the grapes and the leaves could have benefited from more directional lighting.

warp
by kichu

Comment:
I love the color and texture in this.

A Fine Bouquet
by DanaS

Comment:
My only nit-pick is that I wish you had showed the front label on the wine bottle instead of the back. The back one probably isn't as pretty. Cool idea. I love that you put wine in the vase.

Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often
by ciaeagle

Comment:
Certo.

The lighting leaves me wanting something, but I can't decide if I want it a bit moodier or a bit Jill-Greenberg-esque. I think a pair of laughing people would have gone so nicely with the sign.

Contents under pressure
by sinistral_leo

Comment:
Wow! Quite a capture! Either you shot in burst mode or you have an enviously precise shutter finger : ) The detail of the cork hitting the glass is awesome. Did the glass survive?

Evolution of Bacchus
by crowis

Comment:
I love the lipstick stain. I wish the glasses were a bit sharper, at least on their edges.

a light snack
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Nice set-up, but I think you tried to pull out too much texture, especially in the glass. It makes the glasses and the bottles look dirty. I love that the marble is broken--unexpected throw-back to ancient Greece, which is what still lifes with wine always make me think of : )

On an unrelated note, I'm guessing this was taken by an American because of the color of that cheese. Cheddar with wine makes me want to cry : )

Morning After
by Ammie

Comment:
I love the story that the title adds to this. The colors and the background also add a lovely country atmosphere that I really enjoy. Great use of negative space too.