Nice shadow, not sure about the cloth surrounding, seems to have a bit of a yellow colour cast, a visit the white balance tool would have this sorted out
for some reason i think "Hamlit" when i first saw this pic. My only advice: wait too cut the fruit until your just about to take the shot. I see brown bruises in the fruits center... an 8
Nice idea, however it seems the white balance is off, the overall image is very yellow. I think if the white balance was fixed and a bit of saturation was added this would be a fantastic image.
Yes, it definitely fits the challenge by being topless but the harsh lighting has left a strong shadow which detracts from the image. I would have cropped the apple to be more on the right hand third line which would have eliminated the distracting top right corner. Maybe a way to make this look a bit clever would be to have been cut it in some special way (like chefs do to decorate food platers) and a little more sharpening on the apple.