Nice result for this your first challenge. It feels good stepping in and taking part (whatever the risks to ones ego ;-). I like the creative idea behind this shot.
First Impression Great contrast and a nicely done B/W photo!
Looking Deeper While the bread is centered, the weight of the plate in the composition does a nice job of throwing the feel to that of a balanced off-centered presentation.
I like the creative thinking that went into putting this together. The use of a candle for the backlighting worked well (and you end up with a toasted side after all when finished!). :) It would have been easy to mishandle the lighting here, but the exposure came out just right. Other technical considerations are the focus and DOF - both done well here IMO (no noise either!).
You missed something initially that I may have missed also, and was so kindly pointed out in the comments - use of backlighting to "rim" the top of the bread. After reading that I can see where it would have helped to keep the top part of the bread from blending into the background.
I think this was a fairly difficult challenge to do well in. The expectations were not firmly outlined by the challenge description - it was left loose for a wide range of interpretations. Placing as you did with an "artsy" type image in B/W is very good IMO, and a very nice result for your first challenge.
Well done!
If you have any questions or would like clarification on my thoughts, please feel free to send me a PM. Thanks.
Wow, I did not expect to do quite as well as I did. This was my first challenge and I gotta say, It was so much fun to login every couple of hours and watch the voting progress.
Thanks for all of the comments!
quiche and mark_u_U are exactly right. I wish I had thought about adding a back light to give the top of the bread some separation from the background.
Also, in case anyone is wondering, it's not toast, just a piece white bread resting against a Glade candle.
Very nice. I like the backlighting and the graphic quality of the plate. Would have been nice to have adjusted the backlighting a little bit to have the upper edge of the bread separated from the background.
Good thinking, bw works well here. I would have liked it even better if the upper crust of the bread would have a slight 'hairight' to make it come loose from the background.
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