Hung my old Eagle Scout medal from a black string, set up a black background a few feet away, set up two lights (1 flash and 1 desk light) and took the shot (actually about 40 shots trying to get my hand positioned and parrallel.)
Photoshop was nothing special and no neat image this week.
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The disconnect between the hand and "floating" medal is strange to me, and the only real problem I see with this shot. In retrospect, you probably DO need the medal, if only to keep the "breeze-through voters" from thinking that you are just showing a literal three with the fingers. Perhaps if you showed a scout uniform in the background or simply held the medal with your thumb, the two elements would tie together better. I still think exposure and color were perfect, and agree with scrum8 that the BSA might find a good use for this photo. ;-)
Not sure you needed the medal- the title is plenty, and the color of the medal draws attention away from the three fingers. I know you were adding interest, but the medal floating in space just seems like an awkward disconnect to me. Perfect color & focus, though.
very nicely executed... the idea is a good one for the challenge also. This photo may have some room for improvement in the composition by cropping it a little tighter on the left and right. The empty space isn't really adding anything extra to the image.
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