This is a good idea, but the hands of the clock are too light. I am not sure how you could get them darkerm other than to do a longer exposure by unplugging (or taking the battery out) the clock and moving the hands manually and using a longer exposure.
Connection with challenge theme: Strong, literal/concrete
Technical merits: Good focus and detail. Sharpened adequately. Lots of scratches and imperfections which could have been rectified under advanced editing rules. A levels adjustment or contrast adjustment would have given this more punch as well as darken the numerals. Cropping is somewhat inadequate in the sense that there is a fair amount of dead space to the right.
Artistic merits: I think you chose a good clock to work with. This image has a lot of potential. I think the shadow on the top portion should have been eliminated by repositioning the clock face or adjusting your lighting.
Overall: You took a literal take on the challenge theme and used a concrete approach which was flawed by technical and artistic issues as described above.
Some of these shots (sec hand ticking) I rated higher. Yours appears to suffer from a slight tilt and a loss of definition on the moving second hand. The ones that did better seemed to capture the hand at each stop. Good try though and certainly net a low out. Just average (like most of mine). Keep plugging away.
Given the theme, this image is a bit unsurprising. Also, (1) the black lines in the numbers are a bit dirty, and (2) the black spots in what should be white areas, which takes away from the general cleaniliness of the photo. Otherwise, this is a fine photo. 5
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