You should crop a Little bit from the left to loose the corner of the glass table.
If your framing was a little bit higher (too much space on the top of the frame) maby you could include the rest of the reflections on the table .
A wonderful photo no matter what!

Fantastic lighting.
My hat off!

So simple...so beautiful!!!

Great framing.B&W was an excellent choice....

Fantastic textures & colors!

May be it's lens flare.It looks like the sun is against the camera (the sky at that point is a little blown out).
May be....!!!!

I totally agree with Vibeke.Perfect framing,light metering,exposure(I really like the texture of the water) & the colors are so natural!This has to be the best photos I'v see from you author.Respect....

Masterpiece .....

Nice story telling photo with some room for improvement tho.
The b/g (background) should be a better choice (something that looks like a road or an alley since they are the "mafia".
Lighting should be more "mysterious" IMHO & a wider frame so the sharpener on the top is included.
With a little more attention to some small details next time you will surely do better.
All the best author!!!

Much much better....

The focus is on the flowers instead the lady...be careful with this small details!

Different and clever.

I don't know what are you shooting with,but keep in mind that flash washes away colors & creates nasty shadows if it's used directly on the subject/person.
The theme asks for hearts,so it would be good to use a softer/warm light source to bring out the feeling...
Just an opinion.

So...the exposure was 15 sec & your model didn't move at all ( i can't see any motion blur )???
Congrats to her...No one can't stay still for that long.This is an impossible shot!
Good luck

Can you please share your camera settings.
Because of the poor light (candle lights) source you must have use a high ISO value or a small aperture number (F:1.8 or lower).
I don't see any digital noise in high resolution,that would be a result from a high ISO & the DOF (depth of field) is not shallow at all ( if small aperture number was used).

Excellent frame,light &clarity!!!

Very minimalistic...
Love the textures & shadow

The background choice is perfect.What is it?
Nice focus on the pears & nice lighting!

Elegant.

Great use of light.
You manage to light perfectly a very thin object as a blade!
Fine piece of art I say...

Really nice natural back light on your model.
I don't know if an other angle was possible (so you loose the white wall on the top & right of your frame).See your frame is well balanced (as it comes to black/gray/white tones) & those big white areas are a little bit distracting.
It doesn't mean that is bad .
Very nice light metering & really great deep blacks.
I wish you all the best.

What a shame...
I just want you to know that your photo is not bad at all.
It's very nice the way it is now.
I love old stuff & ruins.
Best of luck!!!

I love A-Ha.Great music back then...!!!
Summer moved on is my favorite song...
Is this bulb working?
If it does you could use the bulbs light to create a fantastic gradient effect over the background ( it looks like a "metallic" wallpaper ).I can see some small nails holding together those 2 pieces.
You could frame the bulb in one of the sides ( the way it is now is "dead center" ) left or right,keeping the rule of thirds & the light from the bulb will create lots of shadows ( bringing out the texture of the wall ) & a gradient effect ( strong light close to the bulb that fades out traveling on the wall ).
When some one has an idea ( in cartoons mostly ) the bulb "lights on".
If the bulb was ON it would fit perfectly with the idea you are trying to impress....
Just some thoughts IMHO.

I get your point.Thank you for explaining.
Much better now indeed.

A bit underexposed i think (or it might be the shadows under & behind the bench that tricks me).
If you had move a few steps back,you could include the whole fishing pole in your frame.
Nice b&w though.
Good luck with the finals!!!

The blown out highlights works perfect for this photo.

Wonderful...

Very nice colors & textures.

All ways a pleasure to see you.
Very nice juxtaposition of colors & textures!
Your hand is very delicate & hides a small movement.
The look....fantastic!!!

Congratulations Karol.
What a fantastic portrait this is!!!!
B R A V O !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Increase contrast & dodge the highlights on her face to make them "pop up" from the rest of your photo(after increasing contrast you might loose some of the face...)IMHO!!!
That way you'll have a fantastic low key photo.
I just tried it.
Open your photo in PS.
Image/Adjustments/Levels/Preset/Increase contrast 3
Then select the dodge tool.
Range:highlights/Exposure 55%
Done...!!!!

Great,great portrait!!!

The cats expression is hilarious!!!!

Very nice framing here (splitting the frame in three).
The curves really add a lot!

Very nice bokeh on the background...

I think that your frame is a little bit "tight"
You could use some more "space" on the top & right of your frame!

Very nice colors & textures.
It would be nice if you have place the colors in the middle of the wooden color palette to loose those "nasty" black holes (or at least one of them) but thats a minor detail!!!
Great lighting & focus!!!
Well done.

It looks you used the build-in flash of your camera.
Since you don't have an external flash you could "enhance"the "quality" of the final image simply by placing a black sheet/paper behind the flower so you have at "least" a "homogeneous" background that makes your flower "pop-up".
Your photo has very nice colors (even if a "direct/harsh"light source was used) but the background is a little bit messy!!!

I'm impressed....
Fantastic job!!!

If you could place your M&Ms in a "elliptical" order,the way your light source is,would create the phases of the moon.
Good luck!!!

I like how you gave a three dimensional "perspective" in to a one dimensional drawing!!!
Good luck.

Great details indeed!!!

The caterpillar was an excellent idea!!!

Totally agree with the details in high-res!!!

I think that b&w does no justice in this photo.
I believe that a color version would be better but thats just me!
Good luck!!!

I like the "movement" this photo "hides".

I really like the small swords on green bears hands!

Very nice use of light.
Vivid colors !!!

Great mood you have capture here.
A human figure ( at the end of the tunnel ) would make this even better but it doesn't mean it's bad the way it is now.

Excellent use of the diagonal crack (leading line & splitting the frame in two).