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"Why thank you :) I do like this one alot more than the first one thats for sure haha. I would get rid of the two bright spots but unfortunately I dont have PS. The original photo had the barrings and the bolt in it, but it was out of focus, ugly and…"

"Much more detail here, and the color is interesting. You do have two bright spots that are a distraction, a little PS and they'll be gone. Albeit I can see the wear and aging here, the image doesn't show what it is, the wheel -…"

"Wow, thank you for your compliment. It means alot, and I agree, I'm new to this aswell and so far I am loving this site. Its very helpful."

"You have some amazing action shots in your gallery...great job! I am new to this forum and think it will have lots of potential for learning."

"Haha, I'm not sure how brave I am but thanks :P But I'm not afraid of constructive criticism at all. I'm determined to grow as a photographer. I'm going to reshoot it now"

"Ahhhh! The intent of the image, now things are beginning to take on a new direction. May I suggest, quite strongly, that you re-shoot this subject but use a different means of lighting? "Photography is all about the use of light and…"

"I think what I wanted was to show how old and used skateboard wheels can look, thats what I find most beautiful about them. I want to be able to show how dirty and gritty they are, how many hours they've gone through, but how that only means…"

"Thanks Melanie for clearing that up. :-) Although this comes across as an abstract, I must agree with what Kim stated. Possibly a change in camera perspective in relationship to the subject might help (?). I get a feeling that you were trying to use…"

"Thank you, thats my biggest problem. My eye keeps jumping around the image but I wasent sure exactly what was wrong or what I'm doing wrong."

"I was afraid of that haha. Its the wheel of a skateboard shot with a macro lens"

"The biggest thing I notice is there doesn't seem to be a specific area of focus. Not sure what your image is but you may want to try a tripod, close down the aperture and slowdown the shutter speed to allow more of the focal point to be in…"

"I'd like to comment but what is this?"