the spirit of a smile
by jamira

Comment:
I'm not sure how to interpret this photo... It's not a child in the photo... maybe it's an adult representing a childhood theme of swimming? - jmsetzler

Protective Mother
by TomNTexas

Comment:
This is an interesting concept of childhood without children :) I never really looked at this challenge from this direction... good shot :) - jmsetzler

No One's Here to Play
by briansuh

Comment:
This is a different perspective of the playground theme... I wonder if some more impact could have been achieved in a closer up photo of that tisting slide? Good shot :) - jmsetzler

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by prodigal havoc

Comment:
The background behind the swing (the bars and poles) are somewhat distracting from the swing itself. I wonder if there may have been a more interesting angle from which this photo could be made? - jmsetzler

He left me here..
by bunnies

Comment:
Nice choice of subject, but the lighting seems just a little weak... some extra light would really make the yellow, blue, and red stand out nicely against the green background :) - jmsetzler

chasing its tail
by owennnn

Comment:
This is some intersting sort of pencil :) I'm not sure I understand the 'specks' in the image... - jmsetzler

happy trails
by mnewman

Comment:
I love the concept of this photo... artistically and compositionally, it's very nice :) I'm not sure if the yellow tint is the natural paper color, but I would like a white a little better here... if the paper was white, the white balance settings on your camera may help out some :) Good shot... - jmsetzler

Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment:
interesting concept :) I would have rather seen a more creative use of the pencil :) - jmsetzler

wind mill pencil
by aripps

Comment:
this is a good concept for this challenge... I like the use of the pencil :) I think two elements could possibly improve this shot as well... 1 - a little more light on the pinwheel to offer some higher level of contrast against the background... 2 - possibly a darker background to make the pinwheel stand out more as well.... good shot :) - jmsetzler

Hand Drawn Hands
by sohr

Comment:
This is a really great concept for this challenge. This reminds me quite a bit of the MC Escher stuff... My only complaint about this image is that the desaturation did not work well overall. There is still some yellow left in the skin that makes it look awkward. With this in mind, I would possibly have tried another avenue of post processing... (just my opinion though :) ) Good shot! = 7 - jmsetzler