I took this just now in a completely dark room. The light source was a flashlight that I waved around like a maniac. It's really fun to paint with light like this! This is my first sincere attempt, so maybe the next ones will get better.

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• So simple. So beautiful!
  Filip @ 2008-12-28 00:41:42
• The idear is nice enough, but I think there is too much empty space!
  Claus Petersen @ 2008-12-28 01:36:26
• The lighting is definitely interesting on the backdrop... but I think I kind of agree with Claus a bit.
  Jim - 365,000 words @ 2008-12-28 10:22:31
• I partly agree with Jim and Claus, the empty space makes the image but I would have positioned the apple further into the frame. Otherwise this looks very good!
  Asgardr @ 2008-12-28 14:24:37
• I disagree strongly with Claus (and followers). Cropping away part of the background turns a smashing picture into an ordinary apple shot.
  JNA @ 2008-12-28 18:08:40
• yes,i agree with JNA.The looks like rippling light is really great and fills the empty space efficiently.
  kheoh yee wei @ 2008-12-28 19:54:07
• Beautifully done. That flashlight trick worked really well and was interesting. I apreciate it more knowing you didn't have a special piece of equipment for this and did it yourself.
  Michael Paulison @ 2008-12-29 05:18:29
• This is a very intersting picture- I think the light provides great visual texture to the backround, and I like how it meets the surface on which the apple sits. The sharp contrast of color makes the apple stand out wonderfully too! Nice Shot!
  Cindy @ 2008-12-29 06:15:25
• Great background which brings out the colour.
  oldshutterhand @ 2008-12-29 08:09:53
• A great research (and a great find !) about abstraction and minimalism. It is simply superb. Amy, you are at your best, that might be the most beautiful picture on your site.
  Hats off !
  Denis @ 2008-12-29 14:17:16
• I disagree about the empty space. There's enough stuff going on in the empty space that it's not uninteresting, but not so much that it's distracting. And I agree that if it were cropped in much closer, it would just be that much closer to an ordinary shot of an apple. JNA's right about that, I believe.
  
  If there's anything at all wrong with this -- and the criticism is nitpicking -- it's that the apple may be lit a little too strongly. But I think it's beautiful the way it is.
  613photo @ 2008-12-30 01:25:59
• pure! can´t loose much words here.
  birgit @ 2009-01-04 17:46:22