Bowl of Chili
by neophyte

Comment:
The colour and composition of this is great, however the harsh lighting and distracting background let this down for me. The highlights are blown on the edges of the chilis, which is a shame.

Good luck with this (4)

Between green
by ramevi

Comment:
I do really like this shot, but the highlights are slightly blown on the left edge of the Cauilflower. I'm also not a big fan of the border, IMHO a solid white stroke border at half the width would be better for this.

I do however love the colours and the good use of DoF to add depth to the shot.

Good luck (5)

"Strawberry Temptation"
by Thai

Comment:
two's company, but three is better ;-)

I would have gone for three strawberries - not becasue the rule book says you should, but because I feel this shot is slightly unbalanced with only two.

That said, this still has a good composition, as well as great lighting and nice DoF which sets it off well. The curves of the cream lead the eye left to right and back again which helps me to explore the whole shot. However shouldn't there be more of the strawberries reflection?

Good shot (6)

Avo Couture
by escapetooz

Comment:
Technically this is well shot. Great lighting, great studio setup, and great model - but this random collection of fruit and veg thrown on the model just doesn't sit right with me, sorry to be vague but I can't put my finger on it.

I'll give it a (5) for now, but I may come back and re-visit this one.

Good luck.

Eight Berries Picked by a Princess
by weisz

Comment:
Great use of a shallow DoF and the focus is good on the handfull of berries.

I'm a fan of the punchy & contrasty style of photography, so lacks in those areas for my - thats just an opion, so don't take that too personally - however you do score high for me in originality in approach to the challenge.

Good luck with this (6)

Litter?
by glad2badad

Comment:
ooooooo - earthy - and a crackin' take on an otherwise 'samey' challenge.

I love the shallow DoF and the lighting is great to. Well controlled exposure, with all the bits in the right place.

rock on (7)

Red Pamello
by Tlemetry

Comment:
I'm not a fan of how the blown hightlight in the top left blends 100% (on my monitor) into the border of the this shot - becasue of this the whole foreground of the shot seems to be under-expoused.

Compositionly sound, but I would like to have seen more punch in the colours - especially in the grapefruit. One last nit-pick, IMHO the border does nothing for this shot, the top and bottom approach should have been swap for a full wrap around at about half the width.

Sorry to be so mean (4)

Study in Lighting and Textures (Pineapple no. 11)
by TooCool

Comment:
Indeed, the lighting and the texture are great in this one, as well as the composition. I also like there is tons of detail in the darker parts of the shot. However I'm not too sure on the chunky black border, because of the black background, I would have chosen a contrasting colour.

Overall great shot. (6)

Thambili
by aznym

Comment:
I like the natural candid feel of the this, and a change to see a street style applied.

Watch the highlights of the sun hitting the trees, they are slightly blown. Also, as this is advanced, I would have liked to have seen some tidying up of the ground area, as some of the rubbish is a little distracting. I would have also have been nice to see the traders face, but I'm not sure if that was even possible.

(5)

Mmmm... Salad Bar
by JuliBoc

Comment:
IMHO there is just far too much noise and too many blown highlights in this one.

Agin IMHO it doesn't appear that there has been any consideration for the composition of this, with the edges of the plate out of frame and the distracing background to the left and top of the frame.

Sorry to be mean (3)