Allium Sativum L.
by jomerner

Comment by Ammie:
Great great picture. Colour composition idea, everything. Real good.

"The Darkness Within"
by jomerner

Comment by Belyst:
Good idea but the white filter on top is kind of disturbing. the apple seems burned from the inside and not rotten.. but that might not have been your meaning either. great ide though!

"The Darkness Within"
by jomerner

Comment by kaiser_chief:
Unlucky........glad you cut that and didn't bite into it arn't you.

I like the idea, but a few things ont eh execution. The flash lights on the apple are a major distraction. They emphasise that the lighting is uneven and quite harsh. The leaf there looks fake, like it has been placed there, and wasn't there originally. I would have cropped off the top area of the apple. At the moment, the dead space above does little for the image, and causes the apple to be centred. I feel the upper dead space detracts from the effect you were after with the negative sapce to the right. Cropping the topmakes this other negative space more effective.
Unfortunately, your refelctions are not distinct enough to really become a strong feature either.

The Haunted Tree
by jomerner

Comment by tanguera:
I'm totally on board with the flare - you got a perfect starburst. My only suggestion would have been to boost the lighting just a tad on the tree trunk. It's slightly overpowered by the sun.

PS - things are replaceable.

The Haunted Tree
by jomerner

Comment by Melethia:
Sorry about the break-in, and leave the light spots. I very much like them there.

The Haunted Tree
by jomerner

Comment by digifotojo:
What an interesting story to accompany your image!! Next time, put your valuables in the trunk so they're not visible. Sorry about your loss. Image came out really nice, you probably could've cloned out the light spots, no telling if it would have made any difference in the score.

The Haunted Tree
by jomerner

Comment by DarrylWhaley:
I love this picture. To bad about your GPS. Karma I guess.

"The Darkness Within"
by jomerner

Comment by aliqui:
Ouch... This is a fine image that would have scored pretty well, but your calibration is way off. Your background is dark grey, and the image as a whole has a grey haze.

"The Darkness Within"
by jomerner

Comment by bassbone:
the levels appear to have been adjusted and the blacks appear gone - as if the background was brightened artificially leaving a 'grey' look instead of black

"The Darkness Within"
by jomerner

Comment by michaelmonn:
i wish the ambient color was more black and less gray i feel like it reallly takes alot away from the efficacy of the photo