The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by psychephylax:
A bit harsh on the lighting...

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by HBunch:
These coins we either sitting on a piece of cork board, or a hamburger. It's definately got some interesting texture. I like how the coins are set up like that. The angle is nice, however there seems to be a distracting bright spot towards the bottom left. I have heard of a trick to lessen bright spots and make the lighting more balenced out. Try putting a thin piece of cloth or thin paper between the subject and the light source. Still lets the light through but not as harshly. You can also use different colors of cloth or paper to create some really neat color effects. Good luck in the challenge.

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by syamjonimi:
I like thgolden cast of the entire picture. I am not too impressed with the lighting..The shadows seem too dark and the flare areas too bright. overall it is noci work though. =5 syamjonimi

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by mjcecil:
Good macro. Photo is overdriven, on the whole.

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by 4david:
there are more interesting ways to take pictures of money, but the idea is sound.

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by goodtimecharlee:
looks overexposed to me a bit. cool idea and nice set up.

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by sylk:
Nice layout and subject. The only thing I would've done different is pick a less distracting background. The way you have your lighting set up it gives the background a lot of contrast and distracts the eye from the subject. I'm wondering if the coins are sitting on a rice crispy ... (I think I'm just hungry) ... sorry ... lol

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Interesting coins, kinda reminds me of some french coins I have (the two tone color coins). Speaking of color (or is that colour?), are the coins really this dark bronzy color? I was expecting lighter outside rings, with darker inside rings (than what I see here). Very sharp w/ WIDE DOF, very, very nice. I am going to bump your score up one from 7 to 8 (for a euro, I'll go one more!) Swash

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by Sonifo:
The framing is great, but the lighting is really bright on the left. 5

The New Local Currency
by chakkobbo

Comment by Kathyc:
Nice composition. I would like to see the wording stand out just a wee bit more.