Rubys, Emeralds, Saphires, OH my!
by JC_Homola

Comment by Bela45:
Yes indee, Oh My!!!
But I am not convinced they are real
Love it

Rubys, Emeralds, Saphires, OH my!
by JC_Homola

Comment by xcharrier:
I think this could have been emphasized more with a border.

Rubys, Emeralds, Saphires, OH my!
by JC_Homola

Comment by kinks:
but they must sparkle, if not ....

L'odore di un'arancia
by JC_Homola

Comment by Neil:
Greetings from the critique club:

Overall, this is an excellent photo and true to the challenge topic.

The composition is excellent. I think I would have left less space at the top, which from scrolling my window to simulate it makes the orange stand out more, to me at least.

The lighting is very good. There's a bit too much reflected light on the edge of the orange, and on the closest peel on the rock. I think a slight backlight on the orange might have made it's color sparkle on the main surface more than the edge. A fill light on just the orange might have worked too without spoiling the interest and mood of the way the light falls on the rock. Otherwise, you might have played with lower lights and longer exposures (and subsequent noise reduction) to achieve a non-reflecting exposure.

Aesthetically, this is a very nice photo, that will work beyond the challenge, perhaps with some postprocessing that wasn't allowed to achieve some of the cleanup mentioned above and whatever else you wanted to do artistically.

Regards--Neil

L'odore di un'arancia
by JC_Homola

Comment by amazoneea:
Excellent realized. I can't say that there is something I would like to change about it. Perfect. Deserves a 10.

Peace
by JC_Homola

Comment by jmritz:
Reminds me of a picture on a poster for a movie. ‘The alien flower from the Darkness’ or some such. HA!:) It is beautiful. Very much a feeling of presence. More than what it is, sort of religious in nature. I love this picture!10+
PS Hope I didn̢۪t offend.

L'odore di un'arancia
by JC_Homola

Comment by GolferDDS:
Very nice setup, Lighting and subject. Well done.

Peace
by JC_Homola

Comment by Mona:
Wonderful and outstanding.

Peace
by JC_Homola

Comment by Biliana:
Beau-tiful.

Peace
by JC_Homola

Comment by jmsetzler:
I think a little tighter composition and maybe a touch more light would work nicely here :)