I like the way the peppers are cracked. For some reason, that makes them look really hot. I wonder if the smoke would have shown up better on a black background? Black would have eliminated the shadows that seem to have distracted some of the voters.
i like this but my eye is drawn to that line which looks like the edge of the white paper (i'm assuming) that the peppers are on... distracts from main image i feel.,. but i like the idea, still a good pic