Jason L. Froebe - Tech tips and How Tos for Fellow Techies

Andrew Abogado over at Ang Philipino GIMP posted an email from Ms. Rebecca Tan, the Area Education Executive of GSA Pte Ltd regarding the GIMP Graphics Competition:
…. Hmmm… That’s great huh! Fellow GIMPists, GIMPers, GIMP Artists and everyone using GIMP. This can be a wonderful opportunity for you guys and the GIMP Community from all [...]

Which photo is the original photo?  I used the quick mask and changed the color of the spoon using Colors -> Color Balance.  Did I add or take away?
Is the original photo the coffee cup with a gold spoon:

Or is it with the silver spoon: