Mama always said you need to eat your greens!
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by epescala:
Doesnt work for challenge.

Mama always said you need to eat your greens!
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by socalsteve:
Good thinking of the subject!

I'll take my toast well done!
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by glad2badad:
Greetings from the Critique Club

First Impression

Crispy! Why? Quickly followed by, why not? :-)

Looking Deeper

Glad you didn't burn up your kitchen taking this shot. The flames are actually quite nice. Some good height to them and nice color too!

From a technical standpoint the flames are the primary subject with the toast being a close secondary. The flames are also going to be the focal point from an illumination standpoint. This makes everything else seem like darker (secondary) players. Hmmm...having a hard time with technicals on this shot. What else... Compositionally the plate balances out the flames and keeps the presentation from becoming too centered. The noise (lack thereof actually) is good - nice clean image in that regard.

Could you have used another background? With the flames I can't imagine using anything flammable...hmmm.

I don't know. I guess in the long run the photo is fun and humorous. Not extremely exciting, but not a dull poorly done entry either...kind of middle of the road. A safe shot to get a quick chuckle from, hit the '5' button, and move on.

Wish I could say more in a constructive criticism mode...

I'm glad you had fun putting it together and I do want to say "Thanks" for putting comments in the Photographer's Comment area (not many people make that effort).

Questions? Let me know. Thanks!

Life on a String
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by gwe21:
This would be great with a greater dof.

Life on a String
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by Coley:
Shallow dof works here nice light and focus

Life on a String
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by Moose408:
Nice color. There is a blue line on the neck that I find distracting

Life on a String
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by kleski:
OOF, perhaps closer to the fret level would have been a better shot

Life on a String
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by andrewt:
good concept, but needs more DOF to get more of the guitar strings in focus 6

I'll take my toast well done!
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by ct:
Nice picture!!

I'll take my toast well done!
by jrmyrnsm

Comment by Jason_Cross:
I always like a good fire image. I think the toast is done.