The Professional
by diegomcnamara

Comment by gaurawa:
Lighting idea seems good, but not enough light on the face...needs a little more light on eyes I think

The Professional
by diegomcnamara

Comment by Rankles:
A little dark. And not very natural.

The Professional
by diegomcnamara

Comment by LalliSig:
This could have been a very very good shot but unfortunately the eyes are just barely visible and so much in this shot, in my opinion, rests on his expression and because you can´t really make it out (my monitor is calibrated, by the way) it loses a lot of impact. Anyway, what I am trying to say is that I like this shot a lot but feel that it really didn´t hit the target, but definately keep it up, this is very promising.

Tack
by diegomcnamara

Comment by birdyblue:
Nice, but maybe a colored tack would have been more of a contrast against the background.

Tack
by diegomcnamara

Comment by ryany_13:
kind of tacky. very unoriginal, but a good use of macro

Tack
by diegomcnamara

Comment by Konador:
The focus is a bit soft, try using USM. Also, a more interesting background would increase the appeal of this shot.

Tack
by diegomcnamara

Comment by moswyn:
Nice macro, good detail. Could maybe use a bit more light on the left imo :)

Tack
by diegomcnamara

Comment by Koriyama:
We've used the same brand of tack in our entries. I hope that yours does better than mine. :(

$30,000 and this is all I get?
by diegomcnamara

Comment by eugene:
I love the focus distance

$30,000 and this is all I get?
by diegomcnamara

Comment by jazzmik:
like your dof choice. the symbol under nineteen is a little distracting, but the balance would have been upset if you cropped it out.

one of my favs for this challenge