Healthy Food and Drink

I love this natural-looking setup of some juicy clementines prepared and ready for baking. The cinnamon sticks and star anise are a lovely addition to the scene, bringing to mind the warm and spicy aroma that they would bring to the dish. The simple colour palette of orange and brown works really well, and the clear glass baking dish does not compete for attention over the food. Composition, focusing and lighting are all spot-on, contributing to a fabulous photograph. Congratulations on your winning image.

This box of what looks to be heritage beetroot and a few mangetout certainly looks healthy and very tempting. The colours ars wonderful, with richly contrasting greens and shades of orange and deep pink. The composition is simple but effective, with the box on a diagonal and a natural scattering of leaves below the box. I love the lighting and vignette effect, all of which puts full attention onto the freshly picked veg. Great image, well done on your top ten placing.

An image bursting with freshness and vitality. The high key lighting accentuates the freshness, as does the vibrant shades of green set against the white backdrop. The setup looks casual and natural but I am sure has been well considered, as everything is superbly positioned in the frame to make the most of each element. Choice of lens and aperture setting is spot on, with the tumbler of sangria being in sharp focus, and things falling gently out of focus into the background. Great work, well done on your top ten placing.

This wonderful image of a bowl of tomatoes and cucumbers is simply composed but very effective. The colours of the contrasting reds and greens are bold but natural, and the soft lighting brings a lovely feel to the shot. By employing the technique of focus stacking, you have ensured the subject is sharp throughout, but the background is in very soft focus, again adding mood to the image. The wire basket and surroundings bring a great rustic feel, in keeping with the delicious-looking fresh food. Congratulations on your third place finish.

The set-up for this image looks to be deliberate and very well controlled, but it retains a naturalness too, in that there is nothing incongruous added to the composition, with everything in the set-up likely to be found on the worktop when preparing this healthy soup. The colouring across the scene works well, with understated shades of green and brown, with pops of white from the crockery to keep things nice and bright. The rumpled cloth snaking through the image brings a different texture and visually ties all the other elements together. Congratulations on your second place finish.