Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Where's the cheese?

Christmas in red
by srugolo

Comment by hanneke:
dispite of the reflection in the ball, I like it. The DoF really works here. Maybe the ribbon could've been better when it ended inside the frame. gave you a 7

Christmas in red
by srugolo

Comment by train:
A very nice simple image well done

Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by psychephylax:
Say Cheese!: The old photographer's cliché is now a challenge topic. Use cheese as the subject of your photo to make your audience smile.

I hate to be playing English teacher here or come off as a DNMC critic, especially that English is NOT my native language but dissecting the description makes it pretty clear:
USE CHEESE as the SUBJECT of your photo to make YOUR AUDIENCE SMILE.

Based on the capitalized letters I had the following expectations in this challenge:
1. There would be cheese (even if implied) in the photo (Cheddar, Swiss, Gouda...etc). This cheese would be the SUBJECT of the photo. (Subject - Synonyms: matter, topic, theme. These nouns denote the principal idea or point of a speech, a piece of writing, or an artistic work.)

2. This is open to discussion but by Audience I would assume either the voters, or, someone in the photo looking at cheese

3. the photo would be somewhat funny as to make me smile.

After reviewing your photo, I feel it does not meet the challenge either because there is no cheese in the photo or because it's not funny. Or both.

It's a great photo otherwise, something that would be worthy of a portrait studio. Great exposure, great expression of the kid and an interesting way to frame it all.

Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by twm122:
Beautiful. Great smile. Clear and sharp eyes. Nicey done. Skin looks great and nice composition.

Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by shaver:
Adorable smile

Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by gazdi:
Haven't I seen this face somewhere else recently? :-)
Great shot.
I just have to say something negative (as usual) so I mention the reflections in the eyes which are a bit too strong for my eyes.

Fresh cheese
by srugolo

Comment by Commando303:
There's no cheese in this picture. The challenge was to use cheese. There's no cheese in this picture. It's a great shot, but it has nothing to do with the challenge.

It's all about saving a flame
by srugolo

Comment by Qart:
A favorite for this challenge. You really succeeded in delivering a powerfully simple image. May have liked to have seen the flame a little more glowy to enhance the color on the hands but not a big deal... well done

Christmas in red
by srugolo

Comment by SandyP:
This is very appealing and nicely composed. Good luck.