Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by pjangel:
I like the detail in the seeds, but the crop is a little off to me. The space in both corners on the right hand side is a little bothersome. And I do have to agree with some of the others, the lighting is a bit harsh.

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by glad2badad:
I like the seeds. Almost looks a bit like teeth. :-) Lighting could be somewhat harsh. Consider using a polarizer to knock down the glare a little. A more aggressive crop to eliminate the top and right white space would be interesting to see.

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by Art Roflmao:
A bit bright overall. Composition looks good though.

A composition
by hajeka

Comment by dtremain:
The colors clash - you've mixed a blue red (background, left) with an orange red, actual orange and sort-of yellow.

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by tjbel05:
Love the choice of subject, I really like the colors.

A composition
by hajeka

Comment by mchalmers:
A good original idea.

A composition
by hajeka

Comment by brooklyyyn:
not very creative, but the colors are nice.

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by ursula:
I like the diagonal provided by the line of pepper seeds. I think it is interesting that you used a yellow pepper, going by memory, most pepper inside shots I've seen are either red or green peppers. It is good to see variation :)

What doesn't work so much for me in this picture is:
(1) the lighting, it is too bright and a bit harsh;
(2) the composition is untidy, the diagonal is good, but you could have gotten closer and made it into a much more abstract macro, or further away and provided more context. As it is, the cut doesn't make much sense, and the 2 triangular background areas at top and bottom right take away from the impact of the image.

You might want to take time with peppers, put a cut pepper in a place with good light and walk around it with your camera and try shots from all sorts of angles. Try using a polarizer to cut down on glare (pepper flesh is very reflective). Try closer up and further away shots. Try to make a story with the images :)

I hope this helps.

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by sulamk:
A little too brightly lit you have lost a bit of detail at the top, but a good start!

Yellow pepper
by hajeka

Comment by MattO:
Nice detail, nice colors, and I like the lighting from the side. Appears to have some bright spots on the edge of blown highlights, but doesnt take away from the image. Good start.