Thanks for all the comments. The main theme seems to be "not bright enough", and I suppose the fact that I used a 40W reading lamp would account for that :-) I've still got about half the sweets left, so perhaps I'll have another go at some point.
messy. good lighting. this photo needs fewer colors, or fewer candies, or fewer wrappers, or fewer, oh, I don't know. maybe a lower angle would work well also.
Cool photo and great idea. One thing-I think it would have been a little more effective a little brighter(although, could be my screen :-) ). Good work! Ruthann
Ah, I did this too.. but with starburst hard candies.. It seems you needed more light to filter through the candy, perhaps less candy should have been used. Nice colors and good idea. 5