Frostbite
by freetime

Comment:
Unique look at the challenge. It would have been a great entry with a little work. But the Mr. Coffee, knives, can opener, filters, spices, etc really have no reason to be there. And the bottom of the shot falls off the counter entirely. Something as simple as moving in so that only the cutting board was in view would have made a tremendous difference here. I think your concept could have done VERY well. You have a fertile imagination. I think you just need to 'put some extra work' into your future entries...

monkey food
by Ricky Cleave

Comment:
This came out extremely dark. Almost unrecognizable. It's a shame, since the composition looks to be good.

The Apple or the pickle
by vratt

Comment:
Composition seems a little lacking and the background is a bit cluttered. Intersting concept for the shot. Perhaps if you had moved him to a different location.

Freckled Chiquita
by discomushroom11

Comment:
This might be art, but if so, it's over my head...

The Stripper
by shortredneck

Comment:
At first I scored this low. The contrast and lighting seemed harsh. They are still harsh, but it's growing on me.

Not mushroom for anything else
by jsabbarton

Comment:
Critique Club Comment :)

Composition ~ The curves of the 3 foreground mushrooms make a very interesting and pleasing pattern. I enjoy the intersecting lines alot. If I were to pick out a specific subject, I would say the halved mushroom would be prominent. The other two foreground 'shrooms kept leading me back to it very effectively. That being said, I thought the background mushroom detracted from an otherwise effective composition. I realize it is probably there to hold the halved 'shroom up, but I have to wonder if toothpicks would have been a better choice.

Background ~ There's a slight line in whatever you used to create the black background. Not overly distracting, but it'd be worth removing. The contrast of the black background to the light colored 'shrooms worked very well.

Exposure ~ Very well done! The detail is clear throughout.

Focus/DOF ~ The back mushroom is outside the DOF, but this didn't detract anything for me since that wasn't really the principle subject. I had problems with the back mushroom being there at all, but the slight lose of focus there didn't affect me.

Post Processing ~ White balance seems excellent as the color is identical to the ones in my refigerator :) If it was allowed in challanges, you might have wanted to get rid of the 'hot pixel' in the stem of the background 'shroom

Opinion ~ Overall, I like this shot. While it is true that these are niether fruits nor veggies, I believe that you certainly were within the spirit of the challenge if not strictly within the letter. The title made me groan (as any good pun should) and I felt it enhanced the shot. Great job and congratulations on a wonderful catch.

Kiwi
by jcof

Comment:
Nice concept, but the focus is extremely distracting.

Planet of the fruits
by snaeland

Comment:
Contrast and saturation levels seem to be over adjusted. At least for my taste they are...

My Idea Of Cooking Veggies
by CLarson557

Comment:
Interesting approach to the challenge :) But the focus / lighting really hurts it for me. Also it looks like it's leaning to the left.

Apple
by mrbill

Comment:
I had to recheck the calibration on my monitor, but even after adjusting it, this shot is very dark... The apple is nearly unrecognizable.