Pinned to wood...

Thoughts? Does it work at all? Uncropped, shot yesterday...

Attachment 64597
Camera: PENTAX *ist D
Lens: PENTAX SMC PENTAX-F F2.8 100mm MACRO lens
Other equipment: Velbon CX-540 tripod
Shutter-speed/aperture: 1/5 second at F14
ISO: 200
Focal length (35mm equivalent): 150mm
Focusing: Manual focus, AF kept messing up
Light metering: Multi-segment
Shooting mode: Aperture-priority
Other: 2-second self timer to avoid "camera jiggle"
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I like this one very much. Great counterbalance between the smooth pin and the rough wood (or sawdust) and the colors are very complimentary. I like the chosen DoF as well, enough, but not too much.

Hi Alex,

I pretty much agree with Jetrim :) However, my eye keeps wanting to place the pin further to the left?

Mette

Very cool. Love the focus points. Might be also cool without the shawdow of the pin?

I like the composition. The sharp focus of the pin (no pun intended) is great and I like the bright red against the light brown wood. You could experiment with different lighting, but I think this works well. Nice shot.

Thanks very much for looking and commenting, everyone. :)

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Originally Posted by Pink Dragonfly

Hi Alex,

I pretty much agree with Jetrim However, my eye keeps wanting to place the pin further to the left?

Mette

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Thanks, Mette. I agree with you about the cropping angle.

Really sweet shot!

Thanks much, Hexnut. :)

Alex - Nice and sharp, good texture, and well executed. I think it works well, though I would prefer that the tack be in the lower part of the image and that perhaps the subject was more symbolic (maybe it is, but I just don't get it :) ).

-G

Thank you GB1, for the look and comments. :)

I like it the way it is. Grabs my attention right away. The shadow is a deal cincher.

:)

Thanks, Cath. :)