Different
by Chiqui

Comment by GolferDDS:
I like your picture. It is very well done. The lighting, colors and shadows are excellent. I just have the feeling it should have been used in a different challenge and it would have done much better.

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by drgsoell:
Not a particularly interesting shot to me. Nothing to indicate that there was a non-stationary light source.

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by tarique:
Nice but how does that fit the theme...

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by helgihelgi:
Maybe I'm just daft, but I fail to see how it relates to the subject, even if the lighting source was handheld

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by aggiedanelover:
Beautiful! I love the color and the shadows!

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by Catherine:
I don't have an appreciation, from the photo, of how "painting with light" applies. If you have the time can you tell me? Other than that, it's a lovely photograph - well balanced, colorful and clearly focused. Good compotision.

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by vtruan:
IMO, the light isn't painting your. Maybe a less and more defused light would have worked on your subject.

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by RedHotKK:
ordinary

Zebra Crossing
by Chiqui

Comment by TooCool:
Where do the old zebras cross? Just wonderin'
TC

Different
by Chiqui

Comment by nephrotic:
Good food shot - but try it again after giving the peppers a polish or a spray with a mister. It pulls the picture right out and gives a couple of highlights.
But I will copy in some text I have added to a few other pictures in this category
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My only concern is, as you may have guessed from the amount of discussion on the forum re "painting with light" is whether it is "painting with light". It is not obviously so.
Having been lucky enough to judge what is now a few hundred competitions in the last 30 years I feel I should say the first thing that happens is that they are sorted and any that do not immediatly seem to fit the category are dumped (hard but a fact). This is why so many competitions also run an "open category". Your picture, as impressive as it is, would, I feel have been rejected at this stage. "Painting with Light" has a fairly tight definition in photography but still allows a lot of lattitude for creativity.
I suspect that your scores may not reflect what the picture is worth which is a great shame. I believe if I was judging in another category I would have marked higher.
I do hope you understand my reasons for marking it down
David