Very nice. So nice to see a bright backdrop instead of stark white. DOF on the tape measure works well. Kind of an ugly pair though with all the brown --- taste good though!
Don't know how this will do in general but I like it, nicely balanced, like the use of the tape measure, your subject is nice and sharp but also like the shallow DOF
I love this photo, but since the pear and tape measure are isolated using the red background, I would have used a larger depth of field to bring the tape measure fully into focus.
very very good dof work and composition. red-green contrast works well too.
as there is no universally known (or say popular/accepted) dimension for a "perfect" pear (like 36-24-26), i cant say i can relate to the title but i got your point nonetheless. this should do well in the challenge.
you should have ironed the tape measure. good color and focus. because of it's shape a pear might not be the perfect subject, my guess is you're someone who generally likes pears in your shots.
On a side note, you're lucky I forgot to buy carrots, asparagus and zucchini when I went shopping for the weekend so I had to go for another idea than this :)