Messed around with various compositions. Liked various set-ups. Edited them and decided on this one. Can't remember what exactly I did - but adjustements of hue, light, brightness and contrast were common among most of the shots - trying to get the "right" affect. Sized and applied border.
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A simple reprensentation and nice fading into dark effect. An aternative would have been holding the gavil and cathing it on impact. Bumping up to 6
yes, this is a symbol of authority, meeting the challenge. as an image, though, it needs work. the wrinkles in the background are distracting, as are the hotspots on the gavel. if that is dust in the foreground, it shouldn't be there, as is whatever the white spot in the middle. it's a little too tightly cropped, and the lighting is uneven from front to back. if that is your intention, it probably woud have been better with a different angle (try it with the handle goes more to the upper right corner). and, i hope this is not the case, it appears that you have a set of hot pixels on your sensor.
Nice concept. The highlights are really harsh and detract from what you are trying to do. The background seems to be too prominent and I am sure a tweak at the levels would help in making it hide a bit. The speckles of dust really detract from the shot. All that aside, because it is on topic and still gets a 5 from me
A good idea. I might have given the subject a little more space in the frame so it doesn't look so jammed in. I also would have used a less harsh light- the lighting choice makes this feel like little more than a snapshot.
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