Barry, this is a fine example of macro work. The focus is crisp throughout, the colorings subtle, the detail exquisite.
Yet, to blunt, it doesn't move me. I don't percieve any real focal point, there is no pattern prevalent enough to be of interest, and the color of the eggplant so deep even the vibrant greens interspersed don't seem to brighten it up much.
In interesting experiment and technically proficiant, no doubt, but just being brutally honest, it doesn't do anything for me.
Joanie