Backlighting: Sketch

Of the four photos taken involving backlighting, I found the one with the candleholder as the subject to be the the most interesting. In the original picture, shades of yellow and brown are predominant, with bright highlights occurring in a ring at the bottom of the tray, and towards the back of the shot where the light is coming from. The bends in the metal of the piece are reflected in the glossy, rounded shadows in parts. Elongations and distortion occur on many section of the candleholder. In the sketch, I focused mainly on the shapes at the trays base, and some light shading and shadowing cast by the object. Retrospectively, if I were to alter one element, which I surely will if this sketch progresses to be a painting, it would be the outline of the elevated cup where the candle belongs. In the rough sketch, it is too distinguished with bold line, rather than shading. On the other hand, I enjoy the softness of the tray's rim and placement on the table.