something is a little off here. the edges of the needle oversharpened, maybe? I'd love to have seen the color a little crisper too, but the composition is excellent. 6 kathleenm
I like this very much, however, the dullnes of color takes away from a great shot. I am sure that was purposeful, but I would like to see the "before".
Eityher overexposed or over brightened, nasty fringing on the corron reel. Could have had a better crop, there is too much white space to the left and top of the frame
Looks too bright. I guess that you increased the brightness in order to make the background as white as possible but I feel that this has affected the subject too much.
Something is not right with this photo, and it might be on purpose that way. The color of the needle looks like the color of bare steel. It looks like it's been oversharpened and is quite grainy. Unfortunate really, it was a great idea. - Inspzil
The colors seem a bit muted. Maybe brightened a tad too much? Overall though, the angle and framing/cropping are nice, and the focus seems good. Definately a close up. Maybe would have liked to see it toned down just a bit. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~