Winter Fruits

I have been having a bit of a play with my black board today .. and I thought the fruit I had in the fruit bowl were candidates for a shot.. I love all fruit and these ones are extra good.. from left Tamarillo's ( tree tomatoes) mandarins and kiwi fruit... all grown locally..

[tony gig]

Instant Fav, amazing shot and reflection...Fav

[Irene]

Great reflections and appetisingly arranged .fav

[Junko Y]

Beautifully arranged for the reflections! What's a blackboard? A piece of plastic you put the objects on? Background? Oh, do tell .. .

[julia]

@jyokota It is a piece of black Perspex and I cover 3 sides with black velvet.. but don't tell everyone..

[Junko Y]

@julzmaioro -- thanks! I've already checked it out and it seems they come in different sizes and thicknesses. GREAT idea, thanks! I photographed some sushi on a speckled countertop with backsplash and achieved a similar effect but it wasn't clean black so I had to up the black point in post production to get rid of the specks, and even do some cleanup touchups. http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2015-06-07

[Dianne]

Lovely crisp image with neat colours together. Fav

[Denise Wood]

Wonderful capture :)

[Nick]

Neat. Great arrangement and crisp result.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super still life and reflections -- super orange and yellows on the black background gives a beautifully clear and sharp image ---- fav

[Wylie]

lovely still life, clear and colourful

[Shirley]

Perfect shot. The fruit looks beautiful and I love the reflection. Fav

[Scott]

Terrific image Julia! Fav!

[Margo]

Great image & reflection

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful pic! Great reflection, light

[kali]

yellow kiwis and tamarillos are my favorite

[gloria jones]

Super still life...great colors, shapes, reflections

[Lindy]

Lovely shot

[Susan]

Beautiful capture, comp and reflections. Nice lighting too, Julia.

[Pat Knowles]

You have perfected the art of the background!!

[Ali P]

Love the sharpness and the reflections!

[Paula W]

Striking shot Julia, love the colours.

[Darinka]

Awesome setting and capture!fav

[Babs]

Absolutely super shot and composition. A big fav.
I have got a black tile which would do the same thing I suppose, but haven't had time to try it yet. Must give it a go.

[julia]

@onewing It is worth a try, I have a tile as well but I find it does not give such a 'clean' reflection. and you have to make a 'curtain' with black velvet so as not to get any 'foreign' reflection.. look forward to seeing what you come up with.. thanks for the fav and comments

[Barb Newcomb]

Fabulous composition and shot. Instant fav!

[Gayle Sears]

Wonderful still life.

[Taffy]

I love how this looks and it's interesting to read of the blackboard, role of velvet etc. Fav.

[Annie D]

excellent reflections

[Anita Russell]

Great reflections

[« Kate Louise »]

wonderful reflections

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful fav. still life.

[Keri]

Nice composition and DOF