Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by digifotojo:
Excellent still life, very Degas. Very nice choice of shapes and colors. Good contrast! 10

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by limerick:
Beautiful still life. I think something on the left to counteract that light colored vase would have been nice like green grapes but I like that the shape of the vase is like the fruit. Nice.

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by cptpoland:
very nice shot

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by ArpeggioAngel:
Stunning! I could see this hanging in an art gallery.

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by hesitant:
nice

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by h2:
good lighting and nice warm color. The arrangement is a bit centered and misses depth

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by eschelar:
nice. I'd like to see it cropped in about 15% personally, but it is nice.

Pomegranates
by vaar

Comment by bjoern:
Like an old painting. Great composition.

Before And After
by vaar

Comment by vaar:
Thank you everyone for comments - I find some good points in all your messages - though not all match my taste.

Interesting observation, smudgeSMJ :) You see, smoking has different dangers ;)

Rating clearly shows that my attempt to say something like "young become old when smoking" was not successful; for different reasons - both technical and aesthetical.

jeger, I was not trying to present cigarettes before and after. That's why hands are important :) But I appreciate your comment - it helps me anyway.

Happy New Year!

Before And After
by vaar

Comment by jeger:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I was not able to vote on this challenge, but if I had, I probably would have given you a 5.

My first thought is that the image is a little busy overall. A closer crop, perhaps even a square crop might bring to attention the important elements in this photograph. An alternative photo that would be really simple would be one without the hands. You chose to include hands however, and this adds another element to the photo, and speaks of age as well as habits. I find the empty box of cigarettes a little distracting, and think the image would be less complicated without it. I don't think you would lose the message in doing so. Last but not least, I think the image could be a little brighter overall.

I hope to see your photographs in future challenges.

If you need any clarification on any of my comments, please feel free to pm me. It might take some time for me to get back to you.