Tug o' War
by Strikeslip

Comment:
Darn, not up a tree, eh? Just calmly discussing who's gonna win the Apple-Tug!!!! Slipping, Slippy?!

Then again, there is that little evil eye mirroring murderous intentions. Ooops - never underestimate the Bull in your life!

Funny pic! Kat

Shapes
by mannjudit

Comment:
I would have found this a little more interesting if you had selected shinier apples to atch the glaze of the bowl (those two little chips could have been darkened with Old English or something.)

On a less patterned, darker ground, having three smaller apples instead of two, in a bowl, whose handles are turned more to the diagonal - should create more movement, less flat feeling. 6

Facing the future
by Jinjit

Comment:
As a spokesperson for that "future" - eewwwwwwwww! clever! 8

Artificial Flavoring
by B-Roll

Comment:
funny, but odd color pink. 6

All American Dip
by AJFI

Comment:
feels a little more like a yellow-blue than a red-blue, so a teeny bit discordant against that particular red. but the shiny reflection and the drips make it work. 8

Adams Revenge
by Nyck

Comment:
very clever composition and story. (some glare) 8

Domino
by vasilkovaya

Comment:
too stark. looks unbalanced. (with shadow on white side.)

easily embarrassed
by saintaugust

Comment:
Cute idea, but the straight line doesn't spark interest. Maybe if the apples were grouped together as if talking - with the red apple slightly (!) beyond the group's edge?

Red and Black
by thefly

Comment:
Apple coloring: Rich, without losing the lighter contrasts.
Background: Like the black velvet that showcases jewelry so beautifully.
and... Continuing the same all around the apples works so effectly.
Set Up: Brilliant! To position each at different angles=fluidity for interest.
Cropping: Tight crop polishes this image off exquisitely.
Lighting: Perfect - enough to keep bright, dark enough to enrich the reds.
Gush-Level?: Mega-High 10 (y'think this might be my favorite?)

Before and After
by Judith Polakoff

Comment:
Beautiful. (but, wishing the branch rested on the surface - or a second brach to block the open are) 9