Lit by 3 lamps, two smaller ones on each side, a larger one behind and below pointing upwards, black backdrop.
The flames are real flames, created by feeding a gas pipe into the pepper, then making small puncture holes in the veg and lighting them.
Post processing - very little. Gentle sharpening, saturation, curves to darken the background further and crop.
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I love this image but agree with MattO 110% ... kill that extra flare and kill the right hand third of that dead space and it will be a much more dynamic shot IMO.
Greetings from the Critique club. First let me say that I enjoyed looking at this entry. Its a very well focused and creative shot. You have good lighting. I would like to see a bit more light on the one side of the pepper. Creative use of negative space, I wish there werent quite so much of it though. That may be a personal preference. Being advanced editing I might also have cloned out the stray flame at the top it takes a bit of focus off the main subject. Overall very creative and well done, fits the challenge well. My vote would have been a 7 had I voted.
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