Used thin thread to hang the coin behind my black couch. Then a board which I positioned to block most of the light on the string. Using the side light from a near by window I took the picture of my own thumb under the suspended coin.
I then used a slight levels adjustment and a very small blur to hide the remaining string. Border added and save for web.
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The negative space works well here. The photo certainly meets the challenge. And nice job hiding the thread; not an easy task with basic editing. Composition is nice and simple, though I think it would work better if the coin was higher; it kind of crowds the hand as is.
The low key approach doesn't really work for me here. Dark low key lighting is useful for conveying dramatic, gloomy, or romantic moods, but it just doesn't fit the subject here.
Finally, the subject here just isn't terribly exciting. While it's certainly possible to make a compelling photo of flipping a coin using the right lighting, position, etc., the mundane subject makes achieving this a bit harder.
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