Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by markwiley:
There were several wine glass entries, but the air element in this stands out. Very creative.

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by saxon75:
Not bad. I like the way the background is lit, though it would be nice if the "earth" glass were a little brighter. Still, the highlights are controlled nicely. The angled positioning is a nice touch, but I feel like the spacing is just a tad off--the right three seem more tightly grouped than the left one. Finally, I think that it would be good if the red candle popped a little more--the rest of the image is very close to monochrome, so the one use of color should make more of a splash.

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by Lucy800:
This is a very dull photo it would be better if the colours were brighter.

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by tanguera:
Slightly different from two other images using this approach. This has the most dynamic layout, and the inverted glass is a clever choice (to trap the air :-)

I also like the edgeless bg, and the terrific, oblique lighting. But there is something a bit off on the color - the whole image seems a bit dull, lacking some sort of crispness and zing.

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
nice goof on the border freaks here!

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by Garry:
I understand what you were trying to do with the 3rd glass containing air...but feel like the reversed orientation of the glass disturbs the flow of the picture. Right side up and this would've had much more impact.

A really nice take on the challenge nonetheless!

Earth, Water, Air (???) and Fire
by mikears

Comment by RamblinR:
There is a few of these but some are done better than others. Like the setup on this one Border is a bit much though

Wine Spheres
by mikears

Comment by jess8185:
all perfect spheres, good job

Wine Spheres
by mikears

Comment by larushka:
I almost entered one very similar to this, but missed the voting deadline, so you get my vote. Nice lighting, but think the composition is a little bland.

Wine Spheres
by mikears

Comment by Danger_Weasel:
how did you do that. wow 7