I remember these things!! My nephew had them everywhere, and I mean everywhere! This works great in black and white. I probably would have shot in macro mode, more on top of the first several stacks, maybe angling the camera downwards a little. I think the composition would be more of an eye grabber if there was an extreme close up, with stacks going off into the distance. Worth a try...
Focus is good, DOF is great! I like the contrast... works well for this image...
Good luck in the challenge.
Smellyfish
great shot of the pogs.. you may have wanted to not have an empy table space in the front. It would look neat if you couldnt see where they began or ended.
Nice collection, and right on the money for this challenge. IMOcropping off some of the empty space at the bottom would help. Also why B&W? I'm sure there are great colors here.
Ooh, forgot about this trend! Good idea. Composition is good. Lighting could have benefitted from some extra lights from the top, side or back. And I think color would have worked better, assuming that these things are all colorful.