Silver Tacks
by Evaan

Comment:
Elegant.

Face Tacks!
by russi

Comment:
I love the background. I like the fact that the clothing and even the hair blends well with the background. The completely arbitrary juxtaposition of the face with everything else boarders on the surreal without tapping into the subconscious. As a fan of the unusual and a person usually comfortable with the bizarre, I'm having a hard time liking this photo. It occurs to me that the pinkess of the face and the primary colors of the tacks individually and jointly clash with all the other color elements. And even though the shot of the background is dynamic, the framing of the subject is so static that it cancels out any advantages the background might have brought to the photo. Just my opinion, though.

Tacks and Light
by Pooba

Comment:
'Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.' - Thoureau.

I think if he'd have really meant it he'd have said it just once. I really like this photo! It strikes the perfect balance between stark simplicity, baroque order, and chaos. Very Nice.

Grass Tacks
by puzzled

Comment:
Ha! subversive, fun, and nicely shot.

A-TACK!!!!!
by itripn

Comment:
Off to impale some olives! Very scary.

Double 15
by JPetraliaX

Comment:
Took a while; guess I don't spend enough time in pubs. Very nice.

Orange
by bucket

Comment:
Great choice of background!

A Pack of Black Tacks
by Tallbloke

Comment:
It's like a charred forest in winter. Very nice.

Changing tacks
by arpita

Comment:
I find all the transparent pins - especially the out-of-focus pins - to be quite beautiful. While I am usually bowled over by yellow and red used together tastefully - as they are here, I find myself wondering whether the photo would not be much more visually appealing if all the tacks were transparent. I understand it would mean losing one layer of meaning from the title, but I think it might be worth it.

Refracted Tacks
by Nordlys

Comment:
Perhaps it was a choice to use warm light for this shot, but I wonder whether it makes things look muddy in a way that detracts from the photo? The golden and red pins probably are improved by the look. The green and violet pins take on a moody smoky look which is interesting. I think it is the muddiness of the dark shadows that bother me most, and the odd color of the background highlights. ... Okay, after photoshopping the incandescent light out of it I realize that I'm no happier with the photo. I really love its colorful transparent elements individually, but there is something about the composition that still bothers me.