Creative still life

This marvellous high contrast mono capture is a truly creative still life image. We really like how the photographer has created another world out of something as mundane as screws. On first glance it looks like a cityscape made up of towering skyscrapers with a stunning reflection that could well be a river or the ocean. The stars dotted around the sky is a really nice touch and the lighting beautifully accentuates the texture in the screws and helps to draw the viewer in.

This is a beautifully, bold, bright and colourful capture that really stood out from the other entries. We really love that the subject is something as simple as coloured paper and the shapes created are really lovely. The photographer has skilfully shown that they can think outside of the box with this image and have created an engaging and artistic shot with an everyday object, which is precisely what we had in mind when we came up with the creative still life theme for this contest.

This is a wonderfully simple still life capture that shows off the instruments perfectly. The different colours of wood make each violin stand out individually against the dark background and we really like the tight crop on the main body of the instruments. The depth of field has meant that the viewer is drawn towards the second violin on the right and means that the wood grain is beautifully sharp. Lastly the repetition of the shapes, lines and details in the capture makes this composition work.