My last clothespin image got a 6.5789. It would really be cool if this photo beat that score hahahahahahahahaaaaa. I like it no matter what tho. It turned out pretty cool!
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The rust color in the background is particularly effective in helping the viewer understand the environment. I tend to think of clothespins as existing in the country - I like the contrast to that assumption in this shot.
I have ran across another clothes pin in the challenge, but with a much different composition. I like the elements that you have assembled here. The newness of the clothes pin contrasts very well with the rustiness and dinginess of you background. Your composition adds a great deal of interest with lines that lead my eye vertically and horizontally. The nine is also nicely prominent in the image. I even like the half frame that you included. This is one of my favorites in this particular challenge thus far. From me, a score of 9.
Two shots like that in this challenge, the other one is too recent though, this may take some points from you. Maybe you didn't see it, but anyway...
I like the placement, textures and borders. The background is a little distracting for me.