still life Some Spices of Life!

Nice idea and presentation.

 

~Regards~Satya~

Hi Cherlyn,

I think you've done a wonderful job with the lighting, the shadowing and the composition works really nicely here and the stoneware was definitely a great idea for adding interesting texture instead of using a pretty polished dish or something. :)

Great work!

Sophia

Nice shapes, shades and elegant composition. Fresh colors. Well done.

in the philippines we still use this device in the kitchen we call it "almires". very nice still life of tools use for grinding and hammering spices for special native cuisin. regards DSC.

Excellent still life,Cherlyn, very well composed

Nicely shoot. Lovely Light and DOF. Composition is too good. Like it.

If you want, have a look...

Cherlyn, I'm glad to see you posting again, good idea and I like the delicate colored vegetables in the massive ellement. I do think as other were pointing that it need s softer light, the shadow is very dense.Also because the tool is so heavy I think it needs more " breathing space" .As you are busy play with it again in the house " studio" as it is a very good idea.

Thank you all for your valuable suggestion, guidance & advice. I'll definitely try again. Maybe a different composition.

Beautiful photo with nice lighting and nice shadows. Also I like the excellent composition and the sharp details. Best regards.

Great textures and colors!!

Original idea, Cherlyn, and beautifully rendered.

Interesting and well done,regards.

Guess i cannot sit still too long. You are doing excellent. ;0)

I like the contrast and shadows. It all works very well in my opinion.

What a lovely photograph, dear Cherlyn! The composition is unique. The quality of lighting and the shadows work fine. Sharpness and colors are great. Excellent work! Best regards

Beautiful composition and colours. The shadow is good too though I wonder whether the way the shadow is slightly cropped tends to draw attention to that area. Great use of isolated small areas of colour.

I like it just as it is, Cherlyn. Beautiful and simple. I like the shadows that you have captured and the stark contrast of the Pestel and Mortar with the starkness of the white surface and the colors of the spices.

 

Ecellent.

Great composition and idea ! thank you for stopping by my porfolio. Best regards.

Very nice still, my only wish is that the handle would have a bit more space, it touches the upper border - kind of distracting. Anyway, original shot, well done

a beautiful totally fresh idea to shot table top in kitchen working...well done Cherlyn...

 

rabinder

when I have light that is too harsh, something that I've used is a white Gauzy material like muslin as a light diffuser. You can put it in an embrodery frame and hold it between the sunlight and the subjet being photographed and it works very nicely. Also like another person said, a piece of white Cardboard makes for a nice light reflector.

those are good spices for life - I'm curious to smell the mixture! Cherlyn "goes indoors" - I'm awaiting further beautiful results...

Excellent!

Excellent shot by any way. Regards Michael.

I love it! It catch my attention as soon as I saw it on your page! Colour combinations is great!