Removed specs from background, cropped, adjusted saturations, removed the serial number with a touch of cloning and healing for security reasons, and did a little color replacement on metal parts of the gun to look a little more 'blue' -- didn't want to take it too blue since it just made it look goofy.
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hey rob,
i didn't mark this down because i don't like the subject matter. I just don't like guns.my original comment should have been "nice comp, good lighting, I hate guns!"
You have very nice lighting, good exposure and focus. Composition seems a bit crowded at the top and right. I also think the bullets should not be perfectly aligned.
Good concept. Your black background may have let you down a little. You have isolated the wooded part of the handle which intended or not does help to highlight the blue steel and the front sight has almost disappeared.
I was thinking about using a blued gun in a shot too! Nice work here. Good alignment of the elements, good choice of background, it works nicely. A little more light might help, back by the grip it's a little dark. I like how the six cartridges represent the six-shooter.
I wonder if a lot of people won't understand "Blue Steel" because they might not know what blued steel is... you might get a lot of "there's no blue in it" comments.
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