A last minute submission. I wasn't even thinking of entering this challenge until I saw garlic on the kitchen counter. If I had more time I'd fix the out of focus left edge.
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Ewww garlic! The dof is good, as is the lighting. Exposure is excellent. Composition is wonderful, and I like the background bulb filling up the space in the background. The texture is good, and the image is nicely sharp where it needs to be. Professional-looking shot, well done.
Although I like the shot as is, for the sake of the topic, I might suggest a cut clove would have conveyed a more intense 'scent' feel. Certainly even uncut cloves have a scent, though, and it's a very appetizing layout you have as is.
Great light - though something odd is happening on the fringes of the shadws - looks almost like spilt blood, but follows the shadow line so much it almost has to be a processing artefact. I think the background garlic is unnecceary for such a simple image. Great work on the texture of the skins though. One thing you have achieved is the closeness necessary to make me think of aroma: when one tries to smell something, one moves closer to it.
Excellent photo. Good aperture choice, good lighting, nice backgroundm wonderful color, nice composition. I think that it isn't as sharp as it could be, but still a good photo.
What happened to your red channel? It's well set up and I like the composition and lighting, but the red, in my opinion, lowers the quailty of the shot.
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