Beautiful and Calorie Free
by jonfrommk

Comment:
Took me a while to tell what I was looking at. The soft focus doesn't work for me.

Refreshing Citrus Splash
by OddBall7

Comment:
Nice job, however there are some really hard shadows in the background.

Vegan Lasagna: No Animal Products, No Fat, No Cholesterol, No Guilt!!!
by Sachlichkeit

Comment:
The lighting is a little harsh. Also the composition doesn't work for me. I would like to see more of the plate, it bothers me that the edges are cut off.

Walnut Crusted Catfish with Glazed mustard and seasoned asparagus
by rarmermann

Comment:
Lighting seems a little flat.

Start Your Day Off Right
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Colors seem a little muted/faded.

Petite Ensalade avec Fleurs
by IndigoButterfly

Comment:
Really like the colors and sharpness on the tomato. The hard shadow on the table top is distracting.

Odd Angle
by Moose408

Comment:

Originally posted by yanko: I understand trying to recreate a shot can be educational but why not at least put your own spin on it instead of trying to copy every last detail?

That's a fair comment and I agree.

Here's how this came about. I feel like I've been doing well on DPC from a creative stand point but was not doing so well with the technical. So I've been working on lighting and post-processing and really applying myself to learn to improve in these areas. As part of that exercise I happened to be trying to recreate this photo when the Odd/Even challenge was announced. My initial thought was a few ideas for the Even challenge and then it occurred to me that what I was shooting would fit the Odd. I was already setup to take the photo and liked the results. I did feel a little bad about making an exact copy and thought about not even including the link to the original but felt that was even worse. I've seen a lot of photos here where people copy others work so I decided it was OK.

So I guess it's a hollow victory. I will be more original in the future.

Odd Angle
by Moose408

Comment:

Originally posted by yospiff: Man you have gotten good in a hurry! Congrats! I knew I would be one of the few to critique this.

Thanks. You're right about the stair stepping but I don't think it's from the JPEG compression as I compressed at 100% quality trying to get the filesize up and this was as high as it would go. I'm thinking I oversharpened it and that caused the stair-step effect.

Your sooo close!
by Hotspam

Comment:
The wrinkles in the background a distracting, might be better with a shallower DOF so the background is OOF or even less lighting on the background.

BTW Your is mispelled. Should be you're. Don't worry I won't deduct points for that. ;)

Shootin Pool
by Photoqueen

Comment:
The lighting is ok but not great. The colors seem a little washed out.