Seemed like a pretty 'hit or miss' image. Not too thrilled with the score, but I had a lot of fun setting it up and taking it. I think I submitted it 16 minutes after the challenge topic was announced, so I'm pretty proud of my swiftness in the whole process as well :)
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You need to calm down, put that knife on the floor, go and think about composition - it's a bit messy an dividing screen with that briefcase doesn't help.
The tonal range looks a little flat here, but I like the depth of field that you acheived. I also like the balance between the dark knife and the bright instruments on the right.
Very nice image from a photographic perspective (sharp where you want it,ect). The concept looks a little too staged. It seems a bit shortsighted to place your victim's hands so close to the torture instruments. Also I don't get a real sense of threat.
As the focal point (pardon the pun) is the knife blade, I'd like to see a little more light on that. Also, I can't say I care for the subject matter, but that's a personal taste thing, so I wouldn't vote you down for that.
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