When the Cat's Away...
by missykim

Comment:
Top marks for effort but the lighting is very harsh and I feel a better perspective would have helped (Down low from the mouse's height?)

Lead Screw
by travis_cooper

Comment:
Composition a bit off (too much blurred foreground) but I like the colours here. But I don't understand it for a minute I'm afraid.

T i M B e R
by sherpet

Comment:
Very good. Colours seem a touch on the faded side I must say (maybe saturation could go up a bit? I don't think the lighting helps) and this is probably just a touch over-sharpened. Otherwise excellent.

Lending a helping hand ...
by funkyfunk

Comment:
A lovely mess of subtle tones and bokeh. Well composed. However I don't think many people are going to 'get it'. I suppose the pencil is helping the growth of the plant? Still, you get high marks from me for producing a real bit of photography in a challenge that almost seems designed to remove any artistic flair, emotion or individualism.

B o o k m a r k
by bnilesh

Comment:
The colours here are quite interesting. All in all quite a pleasant macro that could do with perhaps a narrower DoF to add interest.

WHAT?? Didn't you get my MEMO??
by surfdabbler

Comment:
Nice use of depth of field, the pencil has a nice perspective to it. Lighting a little on the harsh side perhaps and the figure doesn't really blend in the with the background as well as he might.

The Pencilberry Bush
by posthumous

Comment:
Not a bad idea by any stretch but I think it could have been better executed - the pencil seems totally disconnected from the bush so the effect is lost.

Twig
by Node

Comment:
Oh very good. Watch your background though, on my (terrible) screen the blackness starts to fade in the bottom left.

Take Out #2
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Very nice idea and well presented, let down a little by lack of contrast and flat lighting.

...Searching for Someone in a World Full of Ghosts...
by AP

Comment:
That's a wonderful shot. Great POV and superb PP.