Desolate Future
by stanmoore

Comment by odriew:
It's a good image but it doesn't really convey minimalism to me. There are too many things that are vying for my attention. 6

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Excellent idea and very good execution. Can't help but wonder if the birth of your child helped to inspire this shot (sorry, my dad was an OB/GYN when still in practice, so used to thinking along those lines :-)

Technically, wonder if you shot handheld, as the ISO seems quite high for a stationary studio shot. Looks quite soft from about the first third of the collective fruits to the back. Artistically, it's very textured and interesting, and for a shot cobbled together in roughly 10 minutes' time, very well done, and obviously the voters liked it.

Overall a very good job esp if you were operating on next to no sleep! Hope your wife and child are well.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by Lydia:
CONGRATULATIONS on your new baby! And on a wonderful image! Ten minutes?! *sigh* I really need to get better at setup.

This is wonderful!

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by oscarburd:
A very good one: idea + execution.

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by Spooky11:
Beautiful made.
A delicious, funny original photograph.
A top photo.

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by Ja-9:
this is an excellent idea and execution...took a bit of time

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by mrbig65:
heheheheh,,,, nice,,,,,,,

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by Timosaby:
Nice idea and setup!

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by bmartuch:
You can compare apples with oranges. Neat idea.

Deception
by stanmoore

Comment by KristinaG:
Is that an apple on the inside?
This is a nice concept and probably difficult, but it is lacking in some quality. The coloring of the inner most layer seems "off", and the top of the fruit borders on overexposed. Perhaps playing with the lighting some more would have fixed both of these issues.
I really like the idea behind this shot though!