Cut the pin off some clear pushpins, cut holes in adhesive-backed craft-foam, stuck to glass, set pins over holes, bottom-lighted by a 375w movie flood, shot with super-macro.
Rotated 180, noiseware, curves, USM, resize, USM, save for web.
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It's unfortunate that so many people have a closed concept of what stationery means, as I'm sure your score suffered from it.
What I like about this shot is the simplicity, the creative lighting and the focus of the two pins in the front. I think I would have preferred a little more DOF to either just get the closest pin totally in focus, or perhaps even to get a few more of the pins a little more focused...not sure which would be better. After some time, I finally noticed the bit of red on one of the pins, which might be a distraction for some.
Don't let your score or the DNMC comments get you down. Just learn what you can from the shot and the comments, and use that in your future challenges :)
The lighting is very effective and I like your usage of the subject matter. I would like to have seen less overlap of the two pushpins on the left and the red reflection in the center pushpin competes with the pushpins that are in focus as a focal point.
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