My two faves would have to be the grape leaves and the soup dumplings. The grape leaves are warm and inviting. And creates a nice mood. The dumplings are inviting. Its like you are asking the reader to pick up the tongs and invite themselves to some yummy goodness for the belly. I’d go with the dumplings but, I think either will be a god competitor.

Good luck!

You’re right, there’s probably a lot of apple and pie entries. And I totally wasn’t paying attention to the hands - but yeah, they’re kind of awkward!

- 3, 4, 10, 11, 12 are also a little generic. Imagine yourself going against 10 other photos of apples and pies.
- I don’t like the way 9, 7, and 2 are laid out–not sure if it’s the photo or if it’s the cropping… Their uniformity across the photo makes them slightly boring.
- Paula, you have beautiful hands, but their placement in pics 1 & 5 are a little awkward. ^^;;

- I like 1, but I don’t really like the placement of the fingers.
- 6 has a good layout/proportions/depth of field.
- I think 8 is the most interesting, content-wise (2 is also interesting, subject-wise, but the photo isn’t that great… too flat).
- 11 has a lot of character, even though I can imagine 20 other onion pic entries.

Anyhow, I think the main things to keep in mind are the content, layout, texture, colors, and contrast for your entry. Good luck!!

(ps– any oxo things you guys don’t want?? XD)