Genetic Engineering
by autool

Comment:
I like how your photo makes a statement. Somehow I don't like the composition. The banana points out of the photo and even though you placed the pepper using the rule of thirds it's the paring to the right which draws my attention. I don't really know why. Anyway, lighting and focus are good. -stephan

Kiwi
by Niten

Comment:
Very nice! Wonderful back lighting and a creative crop. A minor nitpick are the dark corners, but that doesn't distract. -stephan

Hooked on Kiwi
by bamaster

Comment:
Very nice back lighting. Focus is also excellent. I don't care much for the hook but it's a nice twist. -stephan

Sprite
by Froober

Comment:
Beautiful back light photo. I like that the focus is on the waves and not on the girl. -stephan

Castles and Shells
by Mieka

Comment:
Uh oh. I would really like to hear why you tilted he camera. It's not good in this case I think. The calm light (sunset) is somehow working against the chaotic influence of the tilt. I think if the photo weren't tilted it would be one of my top favourites.
Anyway, good lighting and focus. I like the contrast of the blue/red of the toys and stones.
-stephan

Carefree
by mcmurma

Comment:
Very good. I know how difficult it is to phorograph bubbles in the sky. It's good that you chose a more narrow DOF. That way I can see some depth and that some bubble are nearer than others. Good work!
-stephan

Ticonderoga Cutting
by mcmurma

Comment:
Very nice idea! The green leaf is a good addition to the yellow pencil. Good composition, lighting and focus. Good work that the glass shows (almost) no reflections from your light source.
-stephan

Pencil-Necked Geek
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
Wasn't there a song from Weird Al Yankovic (sp?) about pencil necked geek? Funny :-)
The photo is not very interesting though... E.g. a less busy background wouldn't distract so much from your subject.
-stephan

Rest In Peace
by David Ey

Comment:
Nice idea. But the lighting is not so good. Flash is (in my opinion) a very bad light source. A desktop lamp casting its light from a lower angle and from the side would make this photo much better I think. It would give the petals much more depth and the glare on the pencil would be gone, too.
-stephan

Pencil-vania
by alanfreed

Comment:
Oops. Actually I thought that it was a wordplay on Transylvania and the pencils resemble lots of peg's (these things which are used to kill vampires). The framing by green wood somehow backed that up (in my weird mind).
I think a lot of people had problems recognizing this as the state Pennsylvania because they aren't from the US.