Steel Bits
by rapid

Comment by mcaldo:
Interesting, but a little bit too busy maybe.

Steel Bits
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Comment by briantammy:
tie wire pieces. that's different.

The piano
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Comment by Valdo:
Maybe being less dark in the top would make it better, I like the "old feeling" of the image. Also Playing a bit with the DOF would have made your image stand.

The piano
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Comment by digitalknight:
needs more contrast -

The piano
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Comment by maigurl:
nice smooth lines and controlled color. the black keys giving off a blue hue is a nice eye trick

The piano
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Comment by rick13601:
The photo meets the challenge. Composition is good. Lacks originality.

The piano
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Comment by kimbelloni:
Nice composition

The piano
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Comment by glad2badad:
Big window next to the piano? Getting a heavy blue cast from what looks like natural light. I've taken a few piano shots and had the same problem. What worked was to cover the window (curtain, shade, blanket, etc...) and then set up some other lighting. Optionally, you can set your camera's white balance by metering off the white keys and it would have adjusted for the hue some automatically. A shot of contrast would help clear up the hazy look. Excessive grain can be controlled by shooting at lower ISO speeds (ISO 100) with a tripod and use your camera's timer. Another way grain is introduced is by taking an image and cropping it down too much. Try to get the image framed as close as possible to your end result - eliminate excessive cropping.

The piano
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Comment by die2board:
The exposure looks a little off. Good composition though

The piano
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Comment by freakin_hilarious:
I like the angle you used here, but it's very grainy/noisy in the blacks.