Uncropped stove top

It is highly unlikely that I will ever have a stove top like this again. These guys are slowly becoming a thing of the past. I guess I got bored one night in my old apartment and started taking photos of the burners with my macro lens. I actually like this photo quite a bit. It turned out to be pretty well-composed, and it is completely uncropped.

I'm not sure I've mentioned this before, but I do not like to crop photos. To me, being able to capture a shot in the frame is part of being a strong photographer. Not everyone will agree with me - some might say that we shouldn't let the frame dictate a shot or something to that effect, especially since we have the ability to easily manipulate photographs these days. But, that's part of the challenge in my opinion, creating a nice composition with what you are given. That's not saying I haven't cropped my fair share of photos, I just prefer not to.

Who knew a burner could inspire such photographic philosophy and opinion?