Genie of the Lamp
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Fantastic! Great lighting to create the silhouette of the lamp and also to illuminate the face. Wonderful job!

Asleep for a Hundred Years
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Great mystical feeling to this. You're a bit too clean shaven to pull off being asleep for 100 years though!

Let's leave bread crumbs to mark our trail back home.
by Jewelly

Comment:
Nice depiction of the scene from the story... clothing is very appropriate and I like the muted and natural colors. Something about the processing feels off.. perhaps bumping the dark tones to be a bit darker would help? I picture the scene in a dark scary forest, and this seems a bit bright perhaps.

Take Out #2
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
I thought this was the best of all the chopstick shots (by far!)...sad to see it in 25th place. I guess people just got tired of pencils as chopsticks? Very well set up, good colors. A bit more light, especially in that top corner may have been helpful, but as someone else mentioned, you don't want to blow out the details of the rice. Great job though, and congrats on the new PB! :)

When the Cat's Away...
by missykim

Comment:
Technically, this may not be the best photo of the bunch, but it gets extra points for creativity and patience in the setup! Very cute!

Chopsticks
by DistantColours

Comment:
Love the mats which are also made from pencils, and the shavings in the bowls... great details!

The Pencilberry Bush
by posthumous

Comment:
I like that you just used the end instead of the whole pencil... the round shape makes a perfect berry!

...for nuts!
by Simms

Comment:
I never would have pegged this as a shoehorned shot! I think it meets the challenge quite well, and it's a great shot of a squirrel too! Love the autumn colors and the shallow dof. This was the the first challenge I've voted in a while, and this was one of my top picks. Congrats on the top 5! :)

the Lost City
by tate

Comment:
Love the way the light is streaming towards the city in the background. Nice sky, and good to see that there aren't any big blown out patches of clouds. Something about the angle here makes the man feel squashed or stretched horizontally, but I can't quite figure out what it is.

I Think It Maybe Bounced in Here (A Good Walk "Really" Spoiled)
by Les_Feck

Comment:
Ok, I just didn't get this one... read and re-read the title. Then I saw the snake... my stomach actually did a little lurch. I wonder how many other people missed that part.