The composition needs a little work to reach it's full potential. First off, I don't think the wine glass works with presenting the jelly candy. Wine glasses typically are associated with the act of drinking so, to me, this sends a subtle confusing message: Do I drink the candy or chew it?. A candy bowl would possibly been a better way to showcase the candy or maybe just having them tumble out of the candy box. The M&M's could be a nice complementry addition if this was all about candies but your title tells me that the primary focus is the jelly candies and nothing else. I love how the light through the jelly candies seen up top of the glass captures a nice magical glow. I think a close up shot with an arrangement of the *just* the jelly candies with the light shining through as I mentioned would make for a strong visually appealing image.
This is one of my favorites! I love the idea of spotlighting the jelly to make it glow. The candies are arrayed in just the right way to produce a combination of side-lit and silhouetted shapes with long shadows, like they're looking on in awe.
I LOVE the lighting, love the balance, love the colors, and don't know what anything but the candies on the table are, but don't care. This is one of my favorites.
This is a tough challenge to vote. I'm torn between "what are you trying to do here" and "what do I expect here". Further complicating matters is the question "what would I do here".
What I would expect would be a technically strong piece of eye-candy that would present the dessert in a way that I would want to at least sample it, if not order it. Along these lines I'm looking at technicals: backgrounds, distracting elements, exposure, sharpness. I'm also looking for creativity, imagination, and originality, which can make up for less than perfect technicals.
So, where does this leave me with your image?
Interesting idea, but would send you back to try again. There's just too much going on, like you're trying every technique possible. In this type of situation, settle in on a subject and pick one, two at the most, techniques for highlighting what you are trying to get across.
I usually love negative space, but I don't think it helps this image, simply because of the size restrictions on DPC. I would have much rather seen this cropped portrait so the glass of jello could be bigger and I could explore it more. It looks like there's some wonderful colors and blends and bubbles to be discovered, that I'm not seeing because the subject is small. (But I have lousy eyes, so maybe that's just my problem, not others.)
Small thing: the lighting at the bottom of the glass seems overly bright for the low key nature of the shot. I would have liked to see it taken down to just a nice soft glow. -7- as is. I think it could have been an 8, possibly 9 shot.
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