Not another bloody party!
by Judi

Comment:
love the humor in this one - congrats on the well deserved Red

Jake
by violinist123

Comment:
fantastic work - congrats on the blue

What?
by ErinKirsten

Comment:
Congrats Erin - Great finish and really nice shot

One of these things is not like the others...
by vawendy

Comment:
A very cute take on the challenge. The lighting on the apples themselves is a bit harsh, but this is hard to control with a candid shot like this. I think the main issue that many voters will have is the crop. It is very tight in the vertical direction, and this really limits the appeal due to small image size. I can understand why you wanted to keep the left most apple in view because it is the least blown. The crop does focus our attention on the subject - but an alternate crop with just the three 'apples' the two and the bird may have allowed you to expand the size of the image a bit. In addition, you might have been able to adjust the exposure a bit (even in post processing) to reduce the shine on the two centered apples. Gave it a 6.

family portrait
by yanko

Comment:
This one is brilliant

Cocka'tude
by BaldurT

Comment:
Very pretty bird - i think the contrast is a bit lacking in this image - and this seems to impact the perceived details presentin the image. I would almost want a bit more pop out of the colors as well - and this is probably hard with only basic editing! No vote...

A shoehorned entry
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
i like the centered crop, the lighting on the shoehorn is good, but the burned out bit on the top of the apple is a bit distracting (aren't shiny apples a pain to photograph!). The crop at the bottom seems a bit tight and there almost seems a bit much neg space at the top.

Painted With Light
by limerick

Comment:
excellent lighting - warm and inviting

An Apple for Teacher...
by tfarrell23

Comment:
excellent stock like image - very good technicals

Just one of many...
by lucienwest

Comment:
lovely choice of shallow DOF to give warmth to the image