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Fall Pear Galette
Fall Pear Galette
jas0420


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Challenge: Recipe (Food) (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: College Station, TX - USA
Date: Oct 12, 2003
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3s
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2003

 GALETTE:
Cooking spray
*1/2 package refrigerated pie dough
*1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded aged sharp Cheddar cheese
*5 ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch slices
*1 tablespoon lemon juice
*1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
*1/4 cup packed brown sugar
*3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

CARAMEL:
*1/3 cup granulated sugar

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2. To prepare galette, line a jelly roll pan with foil, and coat foil with cooking spray. Roll dough into an 11-inch circle and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle crust with cheese, leaving a 1-inch border.
3. Combine pears, juice, and nutmeg in a large bowl; toss well. Add brown sugar and flour; toss gently. Arrange fruit on dough leaving a 2-inch border. (Pears will be piled high on dough.) Fold edges of dough toward center, pressing gently to seal (dough will only partially cover pears). Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until crust is lightly browned (filling may leak slightly during cooking). Cool Galette on a wire rack.
4. To prepare caramel, heat granulated sugar in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat until sugar desolves, stirring as needed to dissolve sugar evenly (about 4 minutes). Cook 1 minute or until golden. Remove from heat. Drizzle over galette. Yield: 8 servings

Taken from "Cooking Light" October 2003 issue and prepared today by my loving girlfriend Patti. Photo and taste testing by me. :)

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 58
Avg (all users): 6.5316
Avg (commenters): 7.6364
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Votes: 158
Comments: 25
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 10/29/2003 11:32:57 PM
Critique Club critique--

I missed this one during the challenge voting, but would have given a score of 9 had I voted on it. In addition to looking absolutely mouth-watering, you have shot the subject quite nicely, in my opinion.

There were obviously a number of ways you could compose this shot, and no doubt you probably did that during your shoot. In any case, I find the composition you selected both unique and interesting, showing enough of the dessert while still leaving enough to my imagination to keep things interesting.

I think your choice of white balance to create a warmer tone worked very nicely to create a complementary atmosphere and overall improves the tone of the shot.

A couple of points for improvement, in my opinion, would be to:
1) Select a backdrop that is a bit less "busy", perhaps a solid color that complements your subject. While the colors and patterns in the tablecloth match nicely, there is enough going on that it detracts from your shot somewhat.
2) While the bright reflections on the dish work well to accentuate the shot, there is a small anomoly in the main reflection on the inner portion of the dish (at the 2 o'clock position) that I find distracting. My eye is drawn almost immediately to it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2003 03:48:30 PM
i don't know what this is, but i want one! besides looking completely delicious, the colors, lighting and composition is wonderful. good choice of background...very complimentary to the food, both in color and with the autumn theme. excellent work. 10
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 10/22/2003 01:33:01 PM
YUMMMY!! This desert and photograph both look very tasty!! Its like a shot straight from a magazine! nice work! Only comment - It would be great if the lines in the table cloth straight rather than on an angle :)

9!
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 10/22/2003 01:01:39 PM
The presentation is really good here, providing nice warm tones, very fall-like. Having the juices dribble down the sides and into the plate really sets the tastebuds drooling. There doesnt seem to be too much to the dish itself, but it has nice textures and the wonderful caramel-colored juices helps make it very appealing. Compositional is also well done.
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 10/20/2003 10:37:44 PM
Very nice!! Well done on both parts.
I can almost taste it!!
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 10/20/2003 03:49:57 PM
Nice, sharp picture w/ a pleasing background.
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 10/19/2003 09:45:59 PM
This is an EVIL picture! It makes me NEED to eat that gorgeous galette! (We're out of pears. Gotta run to the store now.)
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 10/19/2003 08:21:43 PM
Looks delicious. Nice composition. Nice fall colors. 7.
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 10/18/2003 11:51:45 PM
Wow! This image is extraordinarily clear! Well done! I am not sure I like the composition, however, with so much table cloth showing. Yet I must say it is one of the most appetizing of all the shots!
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 10/18/2003 01:48:13 PM
Lovely plating, compostion and background. I wouldn't hesitate to choose this one from the dessert cart!
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 10/18/2003 12:48:44 PM
white balance
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 10/17/2003 08:08:55 PM
I can almost taste it!
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 10/17/2003 12:14:13 PM
Oh yum... Great composition and tones. Like the table cloth. Nice detail in the juices.
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 10/17/2003 12:12:55 AM
Umm umm. :)
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 10/16/2003 11:32:00 PM
The colors and the dish that you made really gives off a great feeling of autumn. Really nice color selection. The table cloth is perfect. The shinyness of the glaze seems really sweet. The light really helps to make the dish shine. Probably really tasty too.
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 10/16/2003 09:45:45 PM
Mmmmmm looks gooey good! Nice job.
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 10/16/2003 09:42:42 PM
Yummmmmmmmmm! This looks sooooooooo good and I cannot wait to see the receipe for this one. I love stuff like this. The food is perfectly shot, the silver tray really adds to the presentation but the table cloth then detracts, I know it's a Fall pear and you were probably going for a theme but I think a darker cloth would have made this a 10 for me and it still might be before I'm done but for now, a 9!
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 10/16/2003 09:10:15 PM
Composition and color are terrific, one of my favorites.
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 10/16/2003 01:38:29 PM
This certainly looks delicious! I like the simple presentation - not too busy. The slightly muted background color really helps highlight the browns of the glazing and the crust. I would like either the whole piece showing in the picture, or a symmetrical amount (only half vs more than half) Lighting is great, nice focus. 8
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 10/16/2003 12:33:40 PM
the lighting is one of the best so far but (the old "but" again) I have been spoiled by magazines like martha's and the like. I would have liked to see more of the galette and the place mat/table cover (have the same one) is lumpy/not flat and the placement of the tray pulls my eye right to it.
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 10/16/2003 10:20:48 AM
Yum! The dof is a little shallow, or needs to more shallow. one or the other. I like the contrast of the more formal silver platter with the casual table cloth.
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 10/16/2003 08:50:04 AM
looks delicious, and nice highlights on the sauce - not so nice on the edge of the serving dish but a small detraction
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 10/16/2003 08:38:39 AM
Gee, you might have this one wrapped... got my 10
Looks yummy....
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 10/16/2003 05:17:18 AM
Good enough to eat!
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 10/16/2003 01:01:53 AM
Would be much better if you showed whole plate and silveware next to it,8 from me!
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