Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by shkelly587:
Very nice. Would have also fit the unusal view challenge.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by jimellsworth:
great perspective, il like shots like this

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by Doylie:
too abstract for me.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by Bibliophile:
Too close to tell what this object is. I also find the flare distacting.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by ccraft:
This has a lot of compression that is a bit distracting (maybe when you resaved it your softwre program did something to it). IT's also hard to tell what it is, which could work as an abstract, but there aren't any compelling things to look at to draw the eye in - something with richer colours may have worked better. This is a bit creamy and needs something punchy to attract the eye.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by melismatica:
I'm not seeing any blades here. I really can't tell what the subject is from this photo. Perhaps a hockey skate turned upside down? It just isn't clear enough what the subject is. All I see is plastic, rivets, and some upside-down letters with a very bright light flare at the edge of the frame. It doesn't work as an abstract for me because there isn't any real wow factor in this shape or the negative space it creates.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by TimboMachete:
I think it's a hockey skate but it took me a little while to figure it out. The lighting looks alright but it's a bit too close

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by hsteg:
First thought: the lighting is very harsh on the left.
I think you should have focused more on the actual blade than the part holding it.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by cghubbell:
This is a great point of view, but that light source in the left kills the image for me.

Blades of Steel
by Toby-Dog

Comment by ericsuth:
maybe need a wider lens...I never would've known without the title