English summers day.JPG
by bob_bobski

Comment:
Cool low down point of view! Going to try that this season. Not enough DPCers into cricket unfortunately :( Will you be posting more?

Here's one for you, from the boys at Cornwall:
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Cheers from Auckland!

fingerpencilblackwhitered
by gnapp

Comment:
I'm completely lost...

eta: But I keep coming back because I like the patterns and shapes. Such an unusual entry, I can't help but want to bump it up some.

An Engineer's Tool
by Cobra517

Comment:
When an engineer uses a pencil as his/her tool for drafting, is it not still a pencil?

eta: Wait, I haven't opened my mind well enough on the concept of "tool". I think I was being far too literal on this one. Bumping up a notch... :)

Lubrication Point
by derfoto

Comment:
I'm sure an intriguing concept that's currently niggling away at the outer edges of my ignorant mind... However, until I work out if it's meant to be a pencil or not, I've got to say that a) the lighting isn't too good here; b) the downward angle probably wasn't the best idea, and; c) perhaps this set up may have been better suited on a flat/single coloured background, rather than a carpeted/textured floor.

eta: Right, I think I've worked it out... the lead is lubricating the carriage wheel, kinda like the pencil is meant to be an oil pump? Can't believe it's taken me this long. Warned ya I was ignorant! ;)

Mull 2007
by talj

Comment:
Great shot of you two. Nothing wrong with the beanie Natalya, you look too cute! Nice job getting the movement in the waterfall behind you as well.

Nice to have you both back :)

Out of the crowd
by gaurav

Comment:
A pencil that is a pencil.

Ack, that sounded catty didn't it? Ok, what I meant was that you've taken a shot (and a very good one I should add too) of a pencil being represented to us as a pencil. You've done exceptionally well with lighting, dof and composition, but unfortunately failed on the challenge brief which was to communicate as something other than a pencil. Apologies for my initial harshness :)

I Haven't Seen Your Stupid Pencil
by David Ey

Comment:
Comical shot and title! A lost pencil is still a pencil though, isn't it? ;)

You know what? I've come back to bump this up because, well, this is meant to be a fun challenge and you had a bit of fun with it, and the shot made me laugh. Gotta give credit to a dnmc entry when they're at least memorable!

Good luck, hope you're not being torn to shreds too badly there...

Mushroom Magic
by Rosacalaca

Comment:
Hmmm... yeah ok, I can make that stretch. But the colour is flat and the lighting too harsh, which let's this down big time.

How to write with pencils?
by kiskat

Comment:
Pencils arranged to spell the word PENCIL... while this is a bright and happy photograph, they all still appear to be pencils.

There!
by gg3rd

Comment:
Gosh this has some awesome colour to it, but I'm still seeing just a pencil being used to point to something. There's no illusion to show me it's anything but a pencil.