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Comment by Sergei Rioumin on February 28, 2012 at 0:44

Thank you, Dee and Karen. The grape forever falls...

Comment by Dee Berridge on February 27, 2012 at 2:16

Sergei, you've done an excellent job with this. It's captivating!

Comment by Karen Sheppard on February 26, 2012 at 18:30

I like the originality. Does the grape bounce or splat when it hits?

Comment by Montalvo on February 25, 2012 at 17:31

Gee, i'm glad i came back to look at your still life and noticed i didn't "Click" on the like button. Thanks for your explanation Sergei. Your insight is very helpful. Hugs to you.

Comment by Marina Laliberte on February 25, 2012 at 3:02

Awesome concept....thank you for explaining it so beautifully.

Comment by Dorian Aronson on February 24, 2012 at 22:42

Thank you Sergei for explaining how the no-shadow trick works for falling objects.  Smiles to you, dor:))

Comment by Sergei Rioumin on February 24, 2012 at 22:11

Thank you Marta, Galina, Dorian, Jane, Sharon, Marina and Dania for your kindhearted comments. Yes, I tried to come up with something both original and dramatic, and compositionally sound, and your comments tell me that the effect I had in mind has been noted.

The light was directed from underneath from the middle; therefore the grapes do not cast shadow onto the cloth behind them except in the top right corner of the clothed support. This was the case with the actual setup as well. I have not added or taken away anything in this respect. The falling grape has no shade, for if I had painted it the grape would look static and 'glued' to the picture surface rather than in a free fall. It is a known trick: if you want an object to soar or look like falling make its edges a bit sharper and do not paint a cast shadow which would otherwise bind it to the surrounds. In reality if you watch something fall your eye will not be able to register both the object and its shadow at the same time although the shadow is of course there - only it moves so fast. This is why the no-shadow trick works for falling objects. Besides, a cast shadow somewhere between the single grape and the bunch of grapes would pose an unwanted design element and distract from the single grape which I placed right into the 'golden section'.

Comment by Dania Bree on February 24, 2012 at 16:23

What an original idea !  Love the one suspended in flight.  Everything else is very nicely presented and expressed.

Comment by Marina Laliberte on February 24, 2012 at 13:01

What a wonderful and original design!  Good drawing too.  I was just wondering.....where is the shadow of the grapes and especially the falling grape?

Comment by Sharon Casavant on February 24, 2012 at 2:29

This is awesome, Sergei!

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