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Comment by HBunch:
At first glance, I got a few different ideas. First, I thought. Woohoo, coins. Then as I sat here looking at it, I saw they are all 2002, so that is definately depicting newness. Then I thought, why is it in black and white? I realized that it could have been to further convey the newness look due to the fact that the black and white hides small scratches and slight discoloration. However, I would also like to see this done in color. If the b&w was to hide some discoloration of the coins, here is a trick. If you wash money in ketchup (sounds really sick, but it works) the acid in the ketchup kind of acts as a heavy duty cleaner and really puts a shine in the money. Just put a dab on and rub it between your fingers until nice and shiny. There was nothing more cool to me when I was young as putting really shiny coins in my piggy bank, so that's how I know about that. Anyway, great photo and good luck with the challenge.

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Comment by syamjonimi:
Very dark and lighting is quite different from what is visually appealing to me.

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Comment by KarenB:
This is a bit too dark for my taste. I'm not sure I like the use of b&w here.

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Comment by psychephylax:
Ok, I was originally going to rate this low for not being able to establish a clear connection but after someone pointed out the dates on the coins to me the score has jumped. Certainly meets the challenge, and I like the lighting on the coins. One suggestion I would make is to make a few of the coins more obvious that they are of new vintage.

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Comment by Swashbuckler:
New coins, thanks for not pointing out the obvious. I would bet you were trying to avoid flaring on the coins, but in my opinion, you netted a bit of a dark image. Focus is really nice, most all the way back, but coins start disappearing towards the back for the darkness. Could this be on purpose? yes, but I don't know either way, so I wrote it up. I like the fact that you show both sides of these coins, it looks "scattered", but seems purposeful, nice. All my jokes for you got backspaced as non-functional, lucky you. 7 Swash

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Comment by crisa58:
a touch brighter would hlep

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Comment by Bridgitt:
i had this idea too. i am glad i did not submit - yours would have been better!

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Comment by decoteau:
Too dark and not clear enough.

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Comment by autool:
Composition6
Technical Aspects6
Appeal6
Creativity5
Rating6Autool

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Comment by muckpond:
I would have liked to see this in color. The black and white takes away from the "new" I think.