Too much flash kills this shot. Use a lamp with a shade if you have no way to get natural light to your subject or your subject to natural light. Using a flash when you are this close is very hard to do successfully. Better luck next time.
A little glare, but the composition itself is not really appealing perhaps because of cropping at bottom. Also the metals themselves are not really appealing or interesting to me.
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 4
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 6
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 5
Harsh flash takes away from the shot. Diffused flash or natural light would have worked better.
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 5
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating 5 Dick
Hey bud! Glad I finally got to see this one up close. Looks good, although I find the glare on the one side a bit distracting. Good luck, good title. Hope I don't get in trouble for knowing who did this.