Far from the tree
by Melethia

Comment:
I was the only one to give this a 10?! I found this photo to be quite refreshing in a field of water drops/splashes and computers. The composition is spot on. Great eye to see this with the one apple with leaves on it. With any lens other than a lensbaby I don't think this would have worked as well (too much would have been in focus - even wide open).

It just feels so REAL. Very nice - I'm sorry to see it placed so far down the line.

Hold STILL!
by GeneralE

Comment:
See?! I told you some fletching would help, even if it was OOF it would help sell the story (for those not convinced it was an arrow). I really liked your approach on this - the OOF bg works great in this scenario.

Very creative!

Never Too Late For Sunrise
by Stagolee

Comment:

Originally posted by violinist123: Good move not referencing the original shot during voting (in the title), definitely worked to your advantage.

That's the truth! Unbelievable.

Figaro's Cool Colors (image #664769)
by halopes

Comment:

Skippy
by cynthiann

Comment:
Absolutely adorable shot! :-D

Nolan Christopher
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
Hey! I missed this. Congratulations!

Believe it or not I discovered this photo by looking at people using the 50/1.4 lens. :-D

The Murder
by blacjack

Comment:
Looks like the apple was beat up before it fell to the knife! :-)

An Apple Bouquet a day keeps the Doctor away
by Lydia

Comment:
Very nice. I do wish you'd gone to true black on the bg.

Hold STILL!
by GeneralE

Comment:
Fun. :-) I think showing some fletching would have helped tremendously. Good luck!

An Apple in An Apple
by schristoph

Comment:
This has more potential than is being illustrated here. First thing is the background...the tan/brown in the upper left, the shadow upper right, the piece of something edge left - all take away from the subject IMO. Also, the white cord - this shot could have been done without that, yes? A circular polarizer (or repositioning the monitor angle) could have knocked down the reflection on the monitor screen.

I do like the blue tones in this - if the entire photo was blue/black/white I think it would have been stronger. All JMO of course. :-) Good luck!