Three flashes used for lighting. One mini softbox to the left at 1/16; one mini softbox higher and to the right at 1/8; and one snooted orange gel'd flash handheld from the front right aimed at the table in front of the pear.
Cropped, cloned out a few specks from the table, adjusted the contrast in the midtones and shadows, burned the shadow on the table to smooth out the hard edge, adjusted Blue/Green levels, sharpened during resizing.
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gorgeous texture captured on the pear. The plain composition suits the subject very well. I like that the wood grain is still visible in the foreground..gives us some textural contrast.