Lunch Rush at the Pit
by kanaj

Comment by jmsetzler:
Excellent photograph. This one hits home with me because I'm a BBQ junkie. My 'party deck' out back is covered with grills and smokers. Sometimes on days I'm not cooking out there, i'll fire one of them up just for some aromatherapy. Looks like someone is putting together some sliced brisket sammiches there maybe... BBQ is so very 'cultural' here in the US... it's hard to keep up with all of the variants... Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, North/South Carolina.... there are about 4 different variations just within the Carolinas, especially with the sauce options. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you aren't in Texas :) But I'd hit that sammich head first and not come up for air :)

City Meat Market
by kanaj

Comment by glad2badad:
Yes! You have captured the spirit of the challenge with this entry. Tells an interesting story and in a pleasing manner. Good luck

Stillwater
by kanaj

Comment by Refocused:
I really like the soft focus. I hear that Texas is a great place for birdwatchers. Your capture entices me!

Lunch Rush at the Pit
by kanaj

Comment by Barroness:
Wow.. looks like real Cowboy food.

Ruby-Fringed
by kanaj

Comment by PennyStreet:
This is beautiful. Color perfect.

Ruby-Fringed
by kanaj

Comment by Barroness:
Beautiful and delicate.

City Meat Market
by kanaj

Comment by Barroness:
This looks deep in the heart of Texas.

Stillwater
by kanaj

Comment by glad2badad:
Classic.

Cookies for Santa
by kanaj

Comment by kanaj:

Originally posted by Art Roflmao: Great lighting and colors - even her hair! :)

Indeed! Nora decided to dye her hair that morning for the season. It definitely suits her.

Still Life with Ordinary Tools
by kanaj

Comment by kanaj:

Originally posted by posthumous: the shadow of the phone suggests it's another tool.

That's exactly what I was going for -- I'm tickled that it came through. I would have been content to leave myself out of the shadow, but I felt like I needed enough of my torso to convey that the what you're seeing is a hand holding a phone and not some other random tool. So this is something of a commentary on way digital "ordinary tools" have in many ways supplanted but not completely replaced reliable, analog ones like these. :-)

Then again, maybe the biggest "tool" in this image IS me? :-P