I really enjoy macros of unexpected, everyday objects. Shallow DOF really works for me. If you were to make it better, I'd say use a clean white background. It also seems kind of grainy.
While a great shot in the technical sense, the depth of field and everything is awesome, in my opinion, this shot seems a little bland and boring, lacking in creativity, interest, and beauty.
Neat shot, neat idea. I think this would have been a stronger image if I was looking a little bit more through the item... a little lower PoV. I like the shallow DOF used and good clean backdrop. - 7 - JeB
i like the graininess of the picture and the background blurr on the rest of the spring! but maybe place the camera lower so that the spring looks like a tunnel? that could be interesting
I think this photograph suffers somewhat from composition. The human eye tends to focus more just above the center of a photo, and since the spring is situated mostly toward the bottom right, my eye tends to focus on the upper blurry part of the spring rather than the crisp lower area. I do like the picture, please don't misunderstand. 7