I think this piece would have been nicer in b&w. You have some really nice shadows that would do well in this picture. It a little bright. Playing with the contrast and brightness levels should improve the photo.
Do some people really do this to their cheese? Maybe for culinary shows? Ok, queer concepts aside, nice colors and focus. The lighting seems off as there is glare on the cheese in the foreground and the knife seems too dark.
Wow, how much did the cheese set you back? Nice cutting board for this shot great angle on the plastic, like the shadows. I like the reflection on the knife and it made me think how cool it might have been if you had been able to use a wide cleaver for the the cutting and get more reflection. Nice as it is. BTW love cheese.
Good focus and I like the colors, but find them to be a bit too saturated and yellow (could it be from using an incandescent bulb and not changing the white balance accordingly? Also, I find the lighting too harsh. Composition is a bit too centered too.
I like the title and the idea. The lighting has a bit of an orangish tungsten feel to it. With different lighting and a little sharper focus all around I'd have scored this a bit higher.