Blood Diamond
by F-StopBlues

Comment by photokariangel:
reference to the movie? i love the drop, but the diamond isnt very sparkling, yet again, diamonds are extremely hard to light.

Blood Diamond
by F-StopBlues

Comment by Shadowfax23:
interesting image - nice detail

Blood Diamond
by F-StopBlues

Comment by nibbles:
exellent image.

Blood Diamond
by F-StopBlues

Comment by dgoody208:
I think this shot could have gone a bit further with more light on the diamond to make it sparkle against the steel tweezers.

New Level of Success
by F-StopBlues

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue are well done. Brightness and contrast are good as well. Focus and depth of field are very good.

It took me a minute to figure out what this was. At first I was thinking necktie. Interesting commentary, and nice idea. I think that as others noted, keeping the edges together would have worked better. Also the background competes with the money, making it look almost drab by comparison.

Had the center been filled in, or had this been uses as a ribbon on some object, I think the photo would been more powerful for me.

Overall and interesting image with potential for further development.

Daily Crime Scene...
by F-StopBlues

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Excellent shot, and one of my highest scores while voting.

Compositionally, this is a strong,stable shot. The nozzle's hose and nozzle lead the eyes to the tank. It may have been a bit more dynamic or edgy if it were set on a diagonal, but I am a bit "odd" about stuff like that, so this was probably the safer composition.

Technically, I like the rich hues and colors. Also, the exposure and focus work well. The only distracting thing to me is the gas tank "flap/door." I know there was no way to avoid it really, but it almost obscures the bill and makes it less effective. Perhaps if you could have found an older vehicle that did not have one of those, it could have been avoided.

Overall, a very well done shot, and one that was a bit of a refreshment after looking at a lot of "dead bodies." As far as dnmc, the way I see it, this was a bit of a theme in the challenge, so it obvious did meet the challenge, even if not in the most expected way.

Karma

Daily Crime Scene...
by F-StopBlues

Comment by spunky303:
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! You your 6 and then some!

Daily Crime Scene...
by F-StopBlues

Comment by F-StopBlues:
Well I will take my Personal best of a 6.2448 and 13th place. I wanted to take a fun shot, the limited DOF was cause by a few things, I wanted to take the photo in the dark at a gas station, so I used my Fixed 50mm Lens with F1.4, which greatly limited the depth. It was the only way to use the actual lighting of the station and still get a clean shot. Thank you everyone for your comments. I know some don't agree "gas prices are a crime".....Well it was an F-n joke, :-) I just wanted to take a picture of something that was fun and people could relate to. Thank you everyone again!

Daily Crime Scene...
by F-StopBlues

Comment by Patsfan:
Cool idea for this shot.

Daily Crime Scene...
by F-StopBlues

Comment by truogre:
Out of the several using this theme - YOURS was perhaps the MOST creative!!10!!