Peppers

A friend gave me several of these peppers (I think they are called Chapeu de Frade peppers. ID'ed on the internet...) which struck me for their wonderful shapes. I shot these three peppers three times on different days on a white marble table.

I had trouble maintaining the separation in the shadows that I wanted and I hoped to get some suggestions here. I had a 5 EV range and the contrast in the shadows on the neg seems low but good overall. One idea I had (for next year since they have whithered) was to shoot them with a red filter to bring the high values of the table down. Any suggestions? Thanks for looking. James
Location
my front porch
Equipment Used
Graphic View II, 210mm
Exposure
f32 @ 1sec
Film & Developer
HP5+, PMK (6min @ 24deg)
Paper & Developer
Brovira grade 5 (flashed), Centrabrom, Dokumol and Selenium toned
My dear Blacky, I just think it needs a bit more black. Apart from that, its wonderful! I do have a little trouble with the composition, it doesn't feel very balanced, yet I understand you wanted to include all of the stems, of the reflection too.
 
++! The series with simple things is very nice. A lot of work and nice results. r.
 

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