On the kitchen counter this morning...

...Mrs S went shopping before Mass. This is another image in my series of "Everyday things pictured in an unordinary way."

[Margo Sayer]

Last Sunday supper before Christmas...simple and satisfying.

[Kathy]

It looks yummy to me and nothing unordinary for our household!! I would eat some warm bread and a banana, my husband would eat a banana sandwich!! Looks wonderful and love it in B/W!! FAV!

[Annie D]

this is beautiful Richard - I love the focus and the b&w enhances the composition and textures

[Joan Robillard]

I love crusty breads oh yum. Now some sweet butter and life is good.

[gloria jones]

Neat still life, composition, light, textures

[Frank Hymus]

Made for a great still life Richard. Nice crisp B&W, as always.

[Mary Downing Hahn]

I love this arrangement in black and white.

[Maggiemae]

Even the bananas look good in B&W - not much brown on them!

[Taffy]

The still life works well, and while I usually avoid vignetting, it's quite effective here.

[Kate]

Great rustic feel to this still life. Great textures!

[Gabi]

Beautiful.

[Harry J Benson]

good still life with a vintage look and feel
As your get-pushed partner this week, I would like you to do a diptych with one being low-key and the other high-key

[Robyn]

Great still life and processing

[smiffy]

This works well in bw

[Richard Sayer]

@hjbenson Hi Harry - a vintage look and feel is what I was aiming for, so thanks. OK for the high-key/low-key dyptych, I will do my best but as I have the whole family arriving tomorrow for Christmas, I shall only have limited time to devote to this.

[Richard Sayer]

@taffy Hi Taffy - I was very hesitant about using a high-key vignette but I felt that this image needed 'closing in' and a dark vignette definitely didn't work... in the end, I was quite pleased with the way this turned out. Looks like you're having a fabulous time in Chile...

[Jocasta]

Love the processing and tones - you are the Master of b&w processing.

[Gwenllian]

Lucky you shopping for food in France. I hope you have a full and happy home for Christmas with lots of gorgeous food! I like this vintage but appetising banana sandwich in the making.

[Richard Sayer]

@lleo Thank you Gwenllian - as it happens, for the first time in 25 years, my son and daughter with their respective spouses and my grand-daughters are all coming for Christmas... something we're really excited about as you can imagine.

[mukesh]

very neatly done...

[Fisher Family]

Nice still life, and the b&w enhances the range of textures in the shot.

Ian

[Maggie]

Ah, bread and bananas - a nice choice Mrs S. And Mr S, I think your high key vignette adds a homely, inviting edge to what could otherwise turn into a
clinical exercise. Love it. Fav.

[Francoise]

something hyper-real about this; as though the fruite and bread were lifting right off the counter

[Margaret Obey]

I love the simplicity of your composition Richard. It gives the shot a very 'real' feel. The bread looks tasty!