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Comment by ClubJuggle:
*Critique Club*

FIRST IMPRESSION: THought it was a bicycle tire until I noticed the outside part of the wheel. Once I saw that the hand made sense.

CHALLENGE: Meets the challenge.

COMPOSITION: Composition is excellent. I wonder if shooting from a little bit to the side might have helped the voters realize what this was though. I don't think the voters were able to get enough context in the short time the average voter typically spends on a photograph.

TECHNICAL: Technical aspects are excellent. I like the short depth of field.

CONCLUSION: A very good image, but one that I think would need to be approached slightly differently for the voters to grasp. Remember, most voters spend only a few seconds per image when voting.

Thanks for sharing and good luck in future challenges!

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Comment by Amiee:
This image is out of focus and seems a little plain. It also needs to be sharpened some. I think maybe if you photographed the whole bike wheel instead of just the tire, it would have added a lot more value to the image.

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Comment by 'Pong:
Good use of DOF.

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Comment by river:
Good concept, but a lot of digital noise in this image, plus, the focus isn't really crisp.

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Comment by magnus:
Deserves a price for what it says. Technically, it might benefit from less contrast.

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Comment by edhendricks:
I like the DOF, though I think I would have set the focus on the part of the tire closest to the front...hand in the background is distracting.

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Comment by Tjugy:
I don't know what else to say, it's just cool. The hand makes the picture.

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Comment by Toddh:
I like the concept and the image is strong..... just think it needs to be sharper..... maybe with the grain it might have come up better in black and white with a bit more contrast....

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Comment by GreggeN:
Shouldn't that be ENabled?

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Comment by FargoUT:
Excellent use of macro! Too bad about the noise. Also, it seems like it would be more worthwhile had it been centered in the shot.