Catchin' the rays
by BJ

Comment:
Cool idea! Very different/creative. To me, it seems like there's too much negative space between the candy and the sun. I am impressed with the nearly complete lack of solar flares (I find only one, my lens creates several if I get even close to the sun) I'd also like the candy bowl just a little larger in the frame. 7 Rob the Swash

BowWowWow
by akebono

Comment:
It's very bright and colorful! I honestly don't get the title at all. Focus seems just a bit off, the crystals lack detail. The color in the upper right area seems overly saturated (blends together), but that may just be an optical illusion created by the layers of the candy bits. Sorry, but I've talked myself into a bit lower score. From 7 to 6. Rob the Swash

Tic-tac
by pitsaman

Comment:
This looks a bit like an advertisement. It's pretty well done, but you might want to try opposing lighting (so the lid isn't silhouetted) and a tad softer lighting (looks like the same window I used...) 7 Rob the Swash

Lero, the chocolate candy mountains!
by Robro

Comment:
Very sharp photo. Good detail and color. May I assume "lero" is part of a larger name (that I have no idea what that would be). It doesn't move me or even make me hungry for chocolate (can't really say why, it just doesn't). Hugely minor nit: several fingerprints barely visible in the chocolate. 7 Rob the Swash

kitkat
by john22132

Comment:
Very well taken photo. Very clear and the color seems about right. I like the idea of breaking the bar (to show the insides), but (nit time!) the "shards" of candy bar don't help (imo) and the finger prints say "used" to me (don't touch). I like the smoke, but I don't understand why it's in this picture. 7 Rob the Swash

Candy Corn
by Annida

Comment:
Huge amounts of negative space. Very clear photo with near perfect color. Glare on the candy is a tad sharp, but not horrible. Dual lighting does help to light up most of the subject (two shadows tells me this). Interest - near none, I get no sense of tie-in, no pattern, no deeper message, it's just there. 7 Rob the Swash

Neighborhood Candy Store
by BAMartin

Comment:
Very colorful! Focus seems very sharp, esp. on the back row. Foreground, to me, overwhelms the "busy", on the other hand, the tubes in the back row are catching quite a bit of glare (so I wouldn't suggest just centering on them, but I did consider this). The store's bulk bagging might have been good to avoid, too.
7 Rob the Swash

This candy has been chromed
by camelotnorth

Comment:
Clear shot, interesting effect. Now, think about this...chromed candy? Takes away a bit of the yummy appeal, don't you think? Crop - too tight, if you're going to crop off parts of the jar, crop with a purpose, this just nicks the jar in several places. Maybe use "chrome effect" in a different challenge? 7 Rob the Swash

Grave of the Fireflies
by Antithesis

Comment:
Very bright shot! Lots of great color. Focus seems strong, but should be as the subjects are very parallel to each other and the camera. I'm not sure white would be the "best" background (esp. for the whiter candies). In general, pretty but unpatterned (maybe make a tic-tac-toe game of it?). 7 Rob the Swash

HEAVEN
by howza

Comment:
Good, clear photo. Nice cross lighting. I'm sorry, but I don't quite think of ice cream as candy, yes, it's a sugary desert, but not quite candy (but I'm not going to chop off your points due to a difference of "opinion"). I like the idea of the spoon, but not really at this acute of an angle. I think I would have liked the stronger light on the side of the lid, rather than the opposite (makes for better "ad" copy).
7 Rob the Swash