U.S. Coins
by Gaia

Comment:
Lots of coin entries in this challenge and I'm afraid your doesn't really stand out from the crowd well enough.

When your entry is so similar to so many others you really have to do something special to mark yours out as different and I don't think it's special enough.

Good lighting though. Must be tough to get the lighting right without being overwhelmed with bright reflections.

Keyboards
by milo655321

Comment:
I like this one, very evocative feel to it and a nice composition.

i pod and mirror
by leifur

Comment:
My aim is to vote on every entry in this challenge. I've done 56% so far which is 137 images. I swear I'm seeing iPods in my sleep!!

What I mean by that is this is very similar to a number of other image but at least you had imagination enough to contrast the iPod with something other than a record.

I think that when your entry is similar to others it is much harder making it stand out from the crowd.

Ripeness Descending
by jessfrolio

Comment:
I wish the crop wasn't so tight at the bottom but this a great capture which fits the theme very well indeed.

Wasting Away Their Shiny Rainy Days
by USPostalService

Comment:
Excuse me for being so blunt, but this looks too much like poo and I think it will suffer because of that. I'm not being nasty, but really, that's my first reaction when viewing this.

Not Getting Any Younger
by mikel68

Comment:
Beautiful shot and a subtle take on the theme, maybe too subtle.

Technology
by carlos

Comment:
I find the 'speckles' on the surface very distracting.

Great Grandaughter
by SteveJ

Comment:
The person in the background is distracting and the blown out area a little overpowering.

Baby is not in sharp focus and you can't see her eyes. Babies have the most amazing eyes and I find that if you don't capture them you lose the emotion. In this case maybe that's not so important as it is a more candid type shot and not a portrait but I still find myself wishing I could see her eyes a bit better.

Old Soap, New Media
by macronaut

Comment:
I find myself looking at this and thinking 'Huh, what IS this?'. Not necessarily a bad thing in a photograph but in this case it just doesn't work.

The challenge theme just isn't there for me.

The Coin Collector
by Stagolee

Comment:
One of the best coin pictures from this challenge.

You've done a great job with the lighting there and I like the reflections. Tough to get right with only basic editing but you pulled it off. 7