This was one of my ribbon picks, I think the shadow and the angle/distortion gives this a very nice artistic flare. Perhaps a touch more contrast might have been good, but I really liked it. Gave it a 9. Congrats on top 20 anyway!
nicely done, although the shadows of the apples are darker, making me think they were a different distance from your light source, spoiling the illusion somewhat
Love this concept...the stagnant "apples" are a bit darker than the rest of the image.. and don't have the soft edges that the real shadow has...otherwise very cool.