The mystical, underwater beauty was mesmerized by her enchanted rose.
by SAScambos

Comment:
I wish you had spot edited out those little bubbles in front of her hair, they take away from the lovely stillness.

Ham Stock for Split Pea Soup
by Bear_Music

Comment:
The processing just makes this look evil, like something that would come out of Mr. Dahmer's kitchen, The flecks of color rising out of dark broth, with the fractal sheen of fat dancing across the top. Ill bet it smells great, but the processing makes me think that Kosher might be a good idea.

Oven-Crisped Bread with Tomato and Fresh Basil
by DomD

Comment:
I think the vivid colors of the plate steal the drama from the food. A simpler plate or even a cutting board would have made the bruschetta the soloist, while here it seems to be playing a duette.

Black Berry Smoothie
by Snopaw

Comment:
I love the colors, but the cropping seems gratuitously tight. A bit more room for the subject to breath would have helped.

Pearl Tapioca Pudding and Smoked Tuna
by neesham

Comment:
The tapioca looks great, but the tuna is blown in the highlights, and framed like an after thought. If it has the same lovely lighting and glistening highlights the pudding has, it would be a ribbon winner.

Seafood Paella
by ekmai

Comment:
Beautiful dish, great set up, my only issue is the flatness of the light in the bowl. I wish you had a bit more contrast and highlights in the bowl to give sparkle and pop. Never the less best of the batch so far

Complementary-Colored Salad-to-be
by AllenP

Comment:
Im looking forward to seeing the recipe for this, Ive never seen a pea and tomato salad. Image is very nice and well lit.

Filling the Cracks
by sk8t969

Comment:
A few years ago about a dozen of us were trail riding on Mount Diablo and we staked our horses out in the shade and sat down on the ground to eat. A few moments later we discovered we were in a lady bug swarm, millions of these guys were inches thick in the shade, they were up the horses legs, into our food, under our shirts. Pretty creepy. It seems these guys migrate in big swarms through the year, winter in the valley, summer in the mountains

Little Jumper
by rmezzo

Comment:
How this pulled anything 6 or lower is beyond me. Great framing and ....well attitude.

'Hopper
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
Not sure how this slid so far, I had this slotted for a ribbon. I love the way you made him look like the original "Hopper".