Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by Falc:
Zoo ? - stretching it a bit!

sunkist
by wickedpete

Comment by kingfisher27:
like this one a lot, multiple textures.

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by Toniann220:
this is at the zoo???

sunkist
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Comment by ezekiel8:
Excellent colours and composition. A very pleasing pic! 9

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by dfriedland:
This seems well off the challenge. Nice still life though.

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by Evaan:
I'm not sure what to do with this. Are you saying that when you bring out the watermelon it's a real zoo around there? I'll go with that and give you an outside the box 6 for creativity.

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by nova:
Having read the challenge description, I am certainly aware that "things you might see at the zoo" are viable shots for this challenge. Even so, I'm much more inclined to vote favorably on kids and/or animal photos... however yours is a fabulous exception and I'm glad to vote it a 9.

As for the photo itself, besides the obvious (color, focus, exposure) what I like so much is the composition, for example, the way the deep red of the watermellon starts and ends in the all-white areas of the plate and then the background. Also like the blue/white checkerboard being used to frame the shot. Bravo!

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by Bebe:
Cute picture. Can you picnic at zoos? It isn't really fitting the challenge for me though. Sorry.

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by Strikeslip:
And because you're at the zoo this snack will cost you $2 per slice. I'll spare you the "Where's the animal?" comment, as I'm sure you've had a few. This is without a doubt, the best watermelon shot I've seen so far in this challenge ;-) God luck to you, it'll be interesting to see where the masses put this. IMO, the composition & focus are great. I might have used a grassy background or a picnic blanket or basket behind the plate to give a more outdoorsy feel. Good luck!

Snack-Time Kids!
by wickedpete

Comment by mikala:
i acknowledge people often eat lunch at the zoo, but i don't feel this meets the challenge.