Still Life

This all started from a speaker on Food Photography at camera club the other night.  I then came across an article on food photography - mainly veg - in b/w with filters (this was actually done by the photographer with film in the dark room).  It was an interesting concept as, once colour is taken out of the equation, textures and form become vital.  

So, this evening I played around with compositions for still life with peppers and a few props; then set to in Lightroom and Photoshop to create interesting effects. I will work at this idea for a while and see if I can achieve the effects that are in my head.
I have added a couple of extras