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Comment by NiallOTuama:
I think that this being in tiny violin territory is pretty appropriate for the message of the image! :-)

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Comment by ecmguy:
I generally agree with the other post-challenge comments, but I did have to mention that I loved how the piggy bank was "looking" up at the hammer! Overall, nice take on the challenge.

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Comment by Teafran:
I wonder how many raters really looked at this before rating it. Personally, I think it is brilliant - the equal of some of the other highly rated images. I've been rating between 7 and 10 on this challenge because of the creativity that went into a lot of these images, but this one ranks right up there with what ever wins. Very creative and nicely lighted and composed. By rights, this should be a top three image. Well done.

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Comment by vawendy:
Haha! I thought it was great -- it was a 7 from me. :)

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Comment by bassbone:
Nicely composed and lit, but the image was very static (the hammer really needed to be 'in motion') and there were at least two other entries of very similar style in the challenge.

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Comment by RyanW:
As others have said, the electric blue background is pretty harsh, but i found that it did cause the bank to really stand out as the focal point here.
A slight blur in the hammer could add a greater sense of urgency to this and take the eyes from watching something hanging over him to being scared of the oncoming blunt object trying to destroy him.
The only other thing i'd say is that the lighting seems to be a bit too intense as there's glaring reflections on the bank - a more muted light source to provide even light would've helped with that. (i've been getting a lot of light criticism on my own photos, it seems to be truly one of the hardest parts to master).

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Comment by chazoe:
I like everything about the shot except the harsh blue BG. The lighting is great and the shot itself is sharp but the BG takes away from an otherwise excellent idea and execution. As someone else said, the fact that the piggies eyes are looking up toward the hammer is perfect. I didn't vote in the challenge but if I had I would have given this a 6 probably a 7 or 8 with a different BG.

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Comment by P-A-U-L:
This photo didn't really excite me too much. Perhaps due to the cheap plastic piggy bank and a not very interesting hammer. I also felt the blue background was a bit too intense. The subject matter looks like it should look less static - perhaps a bit of motion blur on the hammer would have improved it. Technically, the focussing looks spot on but the photo just didn't warm to me.

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Comment by deeby:
We love you Che!

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Comment by Giles:
10 for the giggle factor