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runin2dsonComment by karmat: CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
Compositionally, I love how this shot is set up. The stacks snake up and curve almost like they are actually growing. By doing it that way, the shot has "movement" (the eyes are drawn upwards through the stacks) but it is still stable because you have located them primarily on the right third (Though cropping just a bit of the far righ side may have made it a more even third, if that is what you wanted). The apparent randomness also adds appeal to me for this shot.
Technically, the orange background is awesome. I also like how it "fades" from yellow to orange. I do think if the focus was a bit sharper on the pennies throughout it would have had more punch. While I certainly understand that not all of the subject *needs* to be in focus, I think what happens in this shot is that the eyes are pulled towards the fuzzier ones.
Overall, I find this shot very appealing. I would have expected a higher score for it. Crawling inside the head of a typical dpc voter (yes, it is scary sometimes), pocket change is everyday, and while presented in a unique way, it still lacks something that many people can identify with. What you have done compositionally is awesome, but it takes a second or third glance to realize the beauty of it.
Great work, and best to you in future challenges.
karmat
