This was a fun challenge! Very much enjoyed it, as well as all the productive comments and feedback - thanks everyone for keeping this one enjoyable. ;^)
Who are "they"? What were YOU looking for? I'm guessing that you felt this didn't meet the challenge as a Personification? In what way? I'm not trying to be spiteful, just trying to encourange something a little more tangible. Sounds like you are commenting based on what others think you should say and not what you think personally. ;^)
Simile defined: A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are explicitly compared, usually by means of like or as, ...
To say this is a simile was reaching a bit and putting extra words out there that didn't exist, IMO. ;^)
Quite honestly, 'stubborn as a nail' never crossed my mind. 'Bent out of shape' did. Stubborn in this case (single word) was meant to portray the human trait of stubbornness (or creating a personification) in that the nail was being stubborn - not wanting to go into the wood - resisting...
Originally posted by Caltrop:
'stubborn as a nail' is a simile not a personification. sorry
Edit - In looking back on my comment it seems a bit harsh - I did not mean it to be quite so. I do get the feel of the pic and it is a good shot.
"Stubborn" is the perfect title and makes this one of the best entries for this challenge theme. I love the composition as well and the focus on the nail head.
I think the limited DOF works in this picture. The use of personification is excellent and what I imagined the challenge was really trying to get at. The busy background helps the picture be more interesting vs. having no refuse. The clarity of the nailhead keeps it from getting lost in the clutter. 8
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