I generally like your compositions Melanie,they are meaningful
Very nice Melanie...It has a sort of a story behind the mode you chose -- like loneliness. Should there be others behind that accompanies the solo flower at the back, this one with its sepia colour will have a feeling of emptiness in its soul crying out to be included with the group at the back. It cries: Why me?
I hope you get the idea...
Very lovely
Nice composition and work Melanie.
Hi Melania!
Very nice shot you have here.
One of the unfortunate facts of shooting still life is that often you will pick up a lot of defects in your set/subjects. Things that might not seem a big deal at the time but become prominent in the final result. And a lot of times these will need to be addressed, if not while setting the composition, then certainly in post production. I typically find things I never even noticed while I was shooting but jump out and bite me in the face when I get the shot to the computer! And because of this I get to where I look harder for them while I am setting the composition in an effort to save time in post.
An example of this might be the scratches/dust on your tabletop. Not necessarily a big deal in itself, and sometimes is unavoidable, but something I would suggest could be relatively easily eliminated in post.
I too like the composition and story Melania, i wonder if a black and white might not add to the Drama. i agree with Terry that the Scratches pull the eye, but maybe you could use it to your advantage and try a new composition that adds to what you trying to get the viewer to see? Maybe scraches in the middle showing the divide? This is the first image ive seen from you, I really like it though!! looking forward to seeing more.