Awaiting Surgery

A daring photo here with that deadly looking knife too. This high contrast mono does seem to work although I am slightly surprised that it does. I do like to see the texture in the wood here. Well done.

Cheers. Herb

I'll take these comments as a "maybe" Herb..........I was aware that it wouldn't be to everyone's taste, but as you know, I like to experiment.

Thanks for taking the trouble to drop in and leave your well thought out comments. Much appreciated.

Du bist unter unseren Hobbyfotografenein wahrer Meister des Stilllebens lieber Keith,was dir immer so einfällt,deine Ideen sind immer vom Feinsten,auch diese Ananas Vorstellung mit dem Messer im Brett ist dir ganz toll gelungen und das Ergebnis ist spitze,hast du das Messer aufgehängt oder hast du einen anderen Trick verwendet,toll passt auch dieser Look :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you for these lovely comments Güni............I'm glad you like this one........it was a bit of an experiment..!!

The point of the knife was actually pushed far enough into the wooden board so that it would stand upright.

Have a lovely evening my friend. Best wishes, Keith.

Super ist dir das gelungen lieber Keith :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagausklang,liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thanks again Güni ;)

Beautiful b&w. Looks like a face-off between knife and pineapple; the trick is to keep out of the way once the battle is joined. The other mystery, for me, is how to assess whether the pineapple is ripe.

Thank you very much Steve............glad you like it. You're very kind.

According to the label on the pineapple, they are picked when ripe and once they are picked they stop ripening. So in theory, it should be OK to eat and any time after getting into it. I haven't tried yet!

Super Komposition. Ganz großes Kino.

Thank you so much for your visit and kind comments Klaus.

je hebt ze eervol behandelt

I hope so Fred.........thanks very much.

A wonderful image Keith I like the underexposed result I'm undecided about the rivets in the handle the bright cutting edge goes well with the tittle. Pineapples used to be a sign of wealth !!!
If you don't want to eat all of it you can freeze it

Thanks very much for your visit and nice comments Peter. This was a bit of an experiment for me, but I'm pleased with it. Wondered whether or not to tone down the bright rivets, but on balance, I decided to leave them.

We haven't operated on it yet..........but thanks for your tip about freezing it.

Stunning still-life.
Works very well in b/w.

Many thanks for your visit and kind comments Jaap..!!

Wenn ich Ananas wäre, würde mir jetzt schlecht werden. Sieht ja sehr martialisch aus! Ich hoffe, es ging schnell, daß die arme Frucht nicht leiden mußte! ;-)

Ha, ha...........I wouldn't blame you Frank. That knife does look a bit fearsome!

Glad you like this one and thanks for dropping by. I've given the pineapple a reprieve for a while, until we decided to eat some!

R.I.P. - Ananas !!! ;-D ;-D

Excellent monochrome!

I'm pleased you think so William.........many thanks.

Ouch! :))
But the photo is top and expressive! :)

Indeed..!! Glad you like it * ઇઉ *...............many thanks!

Like this Keith also like the mono and high contrast.
Have a great weekend.
TOZ

Thanks very much TOZ..........always appreciated.

I hope you've had a decent weekend and I wish you a good week ahead.

A beautiful still life, with high contrast bw, which works so well and makes the photo more effective and impressive, Keith. I like your experiment and I hope the pineapple was ripe !;-)

I really appreciate these lovely comments Adele and I'm please you like my experiment. Thank you so much.

The pineapple has had a stay of execution for a while. I'm hoping it will be ripe when we get round to eating it.

Superbe post production de cette image où l'ananas, autrefois symbole de prestige, présente une expression singulière.
Devenu avec le temps symbole d'accueil et de générosité, l'ananas reste un fruit agréable et délicieux pour chacun.

Thank you so much for your well considered comments Mireille. I'm very pleased you like this experimental image. I'm quite pleased with the way it turned out too.

Schöne Idee mit den starken Kontrasten. Ich hoffe sie hat dir gemundet

Thanks very much Leo........glad you like it.

The pineapple has had a stay of execution for the moment. We'll probably get round to eating it during the week.

Ha' ha'... very good Keith.. I like the shot - the 'stuck in' knife - and the title a lot,... Cheers from Dj.

Thanks very much David.............as always, I'm pleased when you like one of my photos. Thanks for dropping by and leaving such nice comments.

I wish you a good week ahead, my friend.

Great graphic image - and your title made me laugh. Well done with the lighting.

You're very kind Laura.........glad you like it!

Like Louis XVI in front of the guillotine, but more beautiful.

What a great analogy Typo! Thank you so much..!!

Kurz vor der Hinrichtung ;-)
Wunderbare LK-Aufnahme!