Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by cykhansen:
Object needs full focus - wider DOF.

Predator and Prey
by shareinnc

Comment by DavidLevin:
Its good but it wouldve look better if some of the staples had been broken to indicate that the de-stapler actually "killed" something. 5

Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by cathysapp:
Is that a cat hair between the 2nd. and 3rd. holes?

Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by KING:
The DOF is too shallow in this picture. Because you used such a simple background I would like to see the whole subject in focus.

Predator and Prey
by shareinnc

Comment by GeneralE:
A similar idea to mine; your's is less busy and more "pointed."

Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by oldwisemonk:
Crop it for a magazine and it would be right on.

Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by Koriyama:
As the image is already cropped, so its identity is hidden, I need, at least, to see the whole thing in sharp focus

Predator and Prey
by shareinnc

Comment by eloise:
Cute concept, but the picture itself isn't all that appealing. Take a look at the other picture with a staple remover in it for a more compelling (and predatory) set of posing and composition.

Predator and Prey
by shareinnc

Comment by pinback:
Aaarrgghh! Violence! It's too horrible!

Smithsonian
by shareinnc

Comment by qachyk:
I can easily see something like this on a natural-history exhibit focus in the Smithsonian.

It might be slightly too tight a focus as a further crop would make the object harder to identify, but it isn't out of the question. There's enough colour neutrality to easily allow for the placement of coverlines without ruining the intensity of the photo.