Just snapped a quick picture after I got done tossing the onions in the pan to brown with the pork chops.
Recipe:
Ingredients (for 2 people)
2 x 1" to 1.5" thick boneless pork chops
1 x medium white onion (sliced thin)
1/2 TBS Majoram leaves
1 tblspoon olive oil
1 can cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
1. Turn oven to 350
2. Preheat 1/2 oil in small pan o medium low heat
3. Trim majority of fat from each chop, sprinkle with salt and pepper
4. Place chop in pan, after 2 minutes add 1/2 the onion to it. After 2 more minutes, flip chop.
5. Let brown for 4 minutes on opposit side
6. Remove onions and chop, place in cassarole dish.
7. Repeat with second chop and second half of onions (and the rest of the oil)
8. In seperate bowl mix soup and 1/2 can of water
9. Add majoram leaves and pour over chops, covering completely.
10. bake at 350 degree's for 50 minutes
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aww this is gonna be DQ'd cuz of date stamp :( - even though - the focus could be a little better - I had to look for the pork chop - due to your title - then I saw it in the background - maybe that should have been in more focus with onion to the side or something - dunno ?
Hmmmmm... pretty sure 05/01/2006 is still in the future. Would not be surprised if you got a DQ request because the image was taken outside the challenge week. LOL! Like the hamburger in the pan soft focused in the background. Overall image quality is on the weak side. It otherwise is a good image.
seems to me you need to check your time stamp on your camera. As is it looks like you took this pic 3 days before the challenge. This could call for a DQ. Also the focus seems a tad bit soft.
I like that you caught the blue of the flame in the shot. The focus seems to be more on the onion than the pork chop that the title indicates the shot is about. Perhaps a slightly higher angle for the shot so that you could see more into the pan would have helped.
I apologize in advance for all the Americans telling you you're disqualified because you took this photo in May. Nice composition. Nothing seems to be in focus, but I don't think a photo needs to be in focus, nor does it need a single focal point.
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes
Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Rule of thirds. Bring the chop/skillet/flame down in the image. If you hade to compose/crop something out above that try a large piece of black spray painted cardboard well behind the skillet.
- Is there anything missing? Show me more of the knife. It seems lost.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes. Nice out-of-focus background including the pork chop in the skillet.
Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes.
- Good use of shadows? Yes
- Are there any overly dark shadows? I actually think it works for this photo. The skillet is dark, but you'd have lost the flames is you'd put more light there.
Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- What is my reaction or feelings? LOSE THE DATE STAMP. You've probably gotten many comments on this already, but ultimately it's what destroys the quality of the image.
OK, never submit a photograph with a timestamp. Also, it seems like a pretty mundane shot to me, and the focus doesn't seem quite right. Nice try, but better luck next time.
I like the idea behind this one, of the pork chop cooking over the open flame.. but I think it gets a bit lost way back there. I would also turn the date imprint off before taking shots for the challenge.
Interesting! I like the shallow depth of field and the onion being forefront. I wish that the date weren't there, and that the onion were on a surface other than white, so that it stood out more. Good luck!
What's that date doing in the image? Also, since the pork chop is the subject, it should be featured in the picture rather than in the background and out of focus.
The date just threw me off. If you could have, you should have taken out the date. I would have given it a 6. Also, maybe focusing more on the pork chop rather than the onion would have been better, at least that's my opinion on it. So composition wise, it's not working too well, but it's not horrible either. It's just good. I'll applaud you on the lighting though it looks good like that. For that I give you a 5.
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