The darkness is nice, but I still might bump up the brightness/contrast just a notch or two

Like the vibrant colors here! Simple and strong image.

good moody shot...........just right for these lovely fruits, well done.

good entry

nice capture!!. ..alive colors.

Beautiful image....

lovely crisp capture, well done author.

lovely catch, well done.

beautiful eyes.

Nice....

definitly better

agrees. I think the flash might have been a wee bit harsh.

EDIT: Better

Yes much better

much better.....well done author...........

yes, I agree with that..........it will remove the bright highlights to left and right of the shot...

Cropping it would have helped. Too much flash on the people on the sides. Crop them out and it will improve the picture greatly. I'll vote later.

try cropping it a bit, and you will have a good one.

good reason to be here author. keep trying, and like jawshoewhah says, try and figure the settings on your camera........if you can do this, then it gets much easier........at least your shot is on theme, that is also a good start.

Try to figure out the macro setting on your camera.

nice try, but focus could be better.

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