Four Apples

My wife keeps an assortment of fruits on this plate, on a kitchen counter that receives soft, indirect daylight. I'd noticed its subtle effects before, but yesterday these apples were too classic to ignore, and so I jammed my tripod between the stove and shot with a 50mm lens at a variety of apertures. To better balance the apples I cropped a portion off the frame's right side, which was nearly black. I also removed a few cat hairs from the tray in Photoshop (now, how did those get there?), and did a bit of dodging and burning. I considered shooting the setup with a small strobe but rejected that idea since I felt the natural light couldn't be improved upon. I enjoy the photo because of the lighting and simplicity, and the contrasting cool/warm colors.