Woefully underappreciated - this is food photography as it should be. It not only highlights the food and is presented in a well balanced composition, but goes beyond to add the ambience of the dish itself. No easy feat, when you think about it, but you did it very well. A provincial feel to both the setting, the elements, and the lighting. Very well done.
Steve, thanks for the very helpful comment on my recipe pic. I am very surprised not to see this scoring higher. It has a nice rural French feel to it.
Love the lighting. The composition of elements, colors, choice of elements and lighting all combine to create a feel that you are in a European bistro/cafe ready to enjoy a bite of this tarte and mayhap some tea. The detail is what makes this - as I mentioned your choice of elements goes into the 'feel' of a place as well as looking upon this yummy treat. The plate and pottery in the background with the Old World European textile patterns really helps elevate the feel of being in a cafe. Love the colors and the swirl pattern of this Tarte for it also draws the eye in. Lovely job - coming back to bump up to a 9.
I love how you've included the ingredients behind. I'm not too sure about the choice of the plate - I think the design detracts from the dish itself - but at least the yellow goes with the tarte filling and the blue with the dish in the backgound.