Apple and Pear

I liked the contrast of the Granny Apple and Bosc Pear skins with the wooden table and soft, directional light of this shot as I saw it. But I found I needed to play around with it in post-processing to bring out the gradation of color on the fruit. I also liked how that "tweaking" brought out the depth in the shadow as well.

Shoot 4 August word: apples and pears (season of ripeness)

[Nicole Campbell]

Do I see a home baked pie in your future?

[jT]

nice composition Ann

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole! No, I am no pie baker- I just have one apple crumb pie that I make, but it looks nothing like the wonderful stuff you turn out! Jeff always takes a piece of fresh fruit for lunch and these will be consumed some time this week.
@janetoner Thank you Jane! Since they are a similar color, I played around with a couple different layouts to find the best way to show they were two different pieces of fruit.

[Lisa Stein]

This is beautiful, Ann! Love the colors and the way the light strike them.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Sally Ings]

Beautiful in its simplicity!

[8yearson]

Really nice still life Ann....I like the colours against the wood.

[Taffy]

What wonderful textures in this image.

[Katie]

Cool! Lovely comparison.

[Henri Russell]

Really nice lighting.

[Bev]

Nice shot, Ann! The textures and the contrasts work well together. Well done! :)

[Rick Schies]

A nice difference in texture

[Timothy]

very cool, love the shadow on the right

[bkb in the city]

Nicely done

[Dione Giorgio]

Lovely colours and composition.

[alia_801]

I like the golden light feel, the colours and contrasts :)

[Roe Jan]

Looks a lot like a painting. Very nice!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pflaume @kerristephens @salza @jackie8 @taffy @archaeofrog @henrir @prttblues @digitalrn @twr @bkbinthecity @sangwann @alia_801 @roejan

Thanks to all! I am in the middle of a busy week- but since I will be dog-sitting at a friend's house Thursday and Friday, I promise to get caught up on your shots then. Thanks for your patience!!

[Phil]

Mum and Dad used to tell us it was time to go up the apples and pears at bedtime...! Rhyming slang I guess. This is lovely, so simple but so rich.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@filsie65 Thank you Phil! We've got a saying here "it's like comparing apples and oranges" so I was really tempted to alter the word of the day. But in the end- I liked how the Granny and Bosc were a similar color. It's a little unexpected which makes the picture more appealing.

[Jerri]

such gorgeous tones and texture. i really like your composition

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@moreyoulessme Thank you Jerri! I was pleased with this one too.

[Jeff Walker]

very nice!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@jsw0109 Thank you Jeff!

[Sandi]

Elegant composition contrasts light and dark for a very mesmerizing effect. Wonderful shot! Fav.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@gratefulness Thank you Sandi! And thank you so much for the fav!!