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What is the decision process on what object is placed and where? Is the concept for different objects or is it a journey of the heart?
For me this is a quality and well executed image and the sort of thing that would be used on a greeting card or a postcard i.e. "Greetings from the heart of the Wirral"

Regards
Paul
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You raise some interesting questions.
I like to use prop's to try and create a sense of narrative within the landscape, however in my experience to work the choice of prop has to contribute something to the image - it needs to add to the narrative - to have a sympathy to the scene. Without this the image fails to work as either a landscape or a narrative. I have only recently started experimenting with the use of hearts however, I think they work well on beaches where their presence contrasts with the open space to generate the narrative.
Its interesting that you see a potential commercial use to the image - I don't want the images to look like 'product' photography - but that does not mean that the can't have commercial value.
Regards,
Adam