Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by srbrubaker:
I really like the variety of textures; wood, leather, gold, glass. Serene, staid, warm, comfortable, safe, serious, dignified, and rich. I wish more than the stitching of the band appeared to me to be in crisp focus.

I'm afraid some mischievous hacker has squeezed into the corners of this photo some text in electric-green, san serif font AAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!! Perhaps you should consider having them reported and banned from the site.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
I'm sure many people have bashed the green text... Well... Lose the green text man. :-)

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by glad2badad:
If you were going for a rich warm tone, it worked. If not - the lighting is off a bit. ;^) I like the way you've grouped the watches, it's a unique twist to what I've seen thus far. One problem with the watches laying flat is you're getting some excess reflections on the watch faces. A polarizer would have helped some with that. Regarding the text, another color choice might have been a gold that coordinates with the watches. Of course, this all just my opinion. Hope all goes well for you with the challenge - good luck.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by saiphfire:
white balance might be off

Preening (larger version)
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Comment by cheekymunky:
You've captured the greens of the mallards head perfectly! never comes out as nice when i try! The ripples are great, really emphasize the ducks present. A really well timed capture.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by shareinnc:
I think you have an excellent idea for the composition, but the redish cast and green text are not appealing.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by nards656:
White balance seems too yellow. If that's intentional, I'm sorry, but it doesn't work well for me.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by ergo:
I feel this photo would benefit from sharper focus on the watch faces themselves. Additionally, I'm not so sure about the color tone, and the text's font and color.

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by train:
like the set up not the colour of the wording gold would be better IMHO

Hamilton Watch Company circa 1958
by bcoble

Comment by GeneralE:
Now you're going to make me dig through more old boxes to see if I have one of these : )