Disowned
by Stagolee

Comment by unbreakable:
abandoned

Disowned
by Stagolee

Comment by neenee1999:
My guess would be "abandoned"? Like the sepia, the light in the center image is great, really gives depth and a sense of mystery.

Disowned
by Stagolee

Comment by jusjoshing:
abandoned

Chocolate Soufflé and Rich Chocolate Sauce with Fresh Strawberries
by Stagolee

Comment by Kelli:
Strawberries and chocolate! Awesome combo!

Chocolate Soufflé and Rich Chocolate Sauce with Fresh Strawberries
by Stagolee

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

The red of the strawberries really pops off of the black dish. The color is vibrant and inviting - tempting the audience to take a bite. Lighting is good on the strawberries but the dark tones of the chocolate souffle gets lost on the plate. Lighting on that portion of the dessert is going to be a challenge because of the plate being a dark color - no high contrast to allow it to pop visually. Perhaps just a small light with tissue over it to diffuse the harsh light and shine it just on that portion of the cake would have sufficiently lit it enough to be clearly visible. Or perhaps tissue paper folded over twice on the pop up flash unit of the camera (again, to diffuse the light so that it is soft rather than harsh) would help illuminate the souffle. The last option is to use the select tool and feather to avoid hard edges on the bottom half of the souffle and either up the gamma a tick and/or boast contrast/brightness.

Chocolate Soufflé and Rich Chocolate Sauce with Fresh Strawberries
by Stagolee

Comment by unbreakable:
nice picture, light is a tad harsh on my monitor otherwise very nice comp

Chocolate Soufflé and Rich Chocolate Sauce with Fresh Strawberries
by Stagolee

Comment by EntertainMe:
DoF is too shallow. I feel that the souffle is the main subject so it should be in focus

The Game
by Stagolee

Comment by Germaine:
Movement and mystery -- I like it!

Chocolate Soufflé and Rich Chocolate Sauce with Fresh Strawberries
by Stagolee

Comment by shair:
The darks and shadows are a little overpowering for this light source. A light or white plate might improve the overall tone without taking away from the subject.

Celebrating Independent Survival
by Stagolee

Comment by vawendy:
Wonderful find and awesome colors. Well done! Congrats on the top 10!