What an interesting and moody image. You definitely have presented us with an interesting story. This is a rather artistic presentation, so it's a bit more difficult to comment upon the effort. Here I might have liked to see a bit more of the surface that the three main elements are on. In this version they do appear to float in space a bit. I might also of softened the smoke in the foreground to add abit more of an ethereal feel to the image. However these suggestions may be based more upon my personal esthetics rather than image quality.

I would have liked to have seen a more involved description as to why and how you accomplished this. In our Study group we ask or members to spend a bit more time creating a good description of how they created their image and why. In that way we might be able to comment more as to the effectiveness of the effort.   Posted: 12/09/2025 21:28:10

Hi Norman: The use of studio flash has created dramatic lighting on the subjects with a black background. As Charlie has eluded to the glasses seem to float in space, would like to see the base the subjects were sitting on as it would provide a good foundation for this interesting image.

  Posted: 12/10/2025 04:15:49

Welcome to our group.
Very nice start! Lovely. Nice heart shape made with the fumes - subliminal message. I did not see anything in the ice cubes....
I would have liked the right bottle to better lit (could be done in post processing).
I would like to know how you achieve this composition. Sometime we use 1 or 2 accessory images to illustrate the set-up.   Posted: 12/10/2025 19:49:07

Norman, welcome to our Study Group!
I like the artistic moodiness of your image. I also would like to see a surface upon which the glasses sit and the right glass with a tad more light upon it.   Posted: 12/14/2025 03:51:59