Pepper Magic
by javamoose

Comment by violinist123:
Cut the green stems off the peppers and you'd have really had a winner here. Shadow on the lower pepper is a bit detracting. Overall composition is nice. 5.

Pepper Magic
by javamoose

Comment by Jutilda:
I like the sense of floating in this. It'd make a neat poster for a kitchen. I like the orange tones - not the usual color you see in nature much. 8

Pepper Magic
by javamoose

Comment by ShutterPug:
the thick border is a bit heavy feeling here.

Pepper Magic
by javamoose

Comment by hotpasta:
great crispness and colour...nice title, perhaps the bottom one is in too much shadow, but that's only minor

Pepper Magic
by javamoose

Comment by sherpet:
"WOW" this is really a great image for this challange..... I like it a lot.....

Magic Potion
by javamoose

Comment by srdanz:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: Interesting shot, but not the greatest. Where does the light come from?Oh, yes, from above. That creates nice concentric circles at the bottom.
But... what's up with the shade on top? Not symmetrical, and its off-center position does not improve the composition. Also, the orange and blue look more like a smudge (especially orange) then like a something that makes this image interesting. What would have helped here?
-composition: have it centered horizontally, but have more negative space above the glass.
-lighting: if you attempted to create more shade in the background, so that there is higher contrast between the glass and the background. This way the lighter portions of the background mull the glass that was supposed to be the main object.
-setup: since this was a set up shot, you could have come up with a more interesting swirling colors in the glass. Since the whole scene is grayish, some warmer colors could have been a better choice (orange is OK, but blue is too cool.)

I hope this helps. 5.7 is a reasonable score for this shot. If you have any questions about this comment, please feel free to PM me. Best of luck in the future challenges here at DPC!

-Serge

Granny's Best
by javamoose

Comment by Zoomdak:
Cool texture. This is one time I think the border enhances the image.

Granny's Best
by javamoose

Comment by island_girl1:
out of all the pictures of Granny Smith apples in this challenge, I like this one the best.

Granny's Best
by javamoose

Comment by sherpet:
One of the best apple images in this challenge.....

Granny's Best
by javamoose

Comment by angelface:
Excellent job with the general cropping and composition. I would've liked to see some more contrast though, to have the apple really pop out of the page.