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

Hana
by muckpond

Comment:
beautiful image :) The soft lighting and overall softness of this image is working well in this 'portrait'. The angle of the lighting does a nice job of highlighting the muscule structure... great shot! = 10 - jmsetzler

Walking Stick
by darylbrown

Comment:
this is a very creative concept :) Good job! - jmsetzler

Ticonderoga Cutting
by mcmurma

Comment:
congrats on third :) Excellent photo!

Ticonderoga Cutting
by mcmurma

Comment:
beautiful concept :) This is a really nice idea for this challenge. I love the color (or lack thereof) and the contrast in this image. I think a neat enhancement to this image would have been to tint the water a very light shade of green or blue with some food coloring... I'm not really sure, but i think that could have been a nice minor modification that would have created an even higher sense of 'wow' in this photo :) Great shot... = 9 - jmsetzler

Find the Pencil
by #1 Bronco Fan

Comment:
I see the pencil :) The overall impact of this photo doesn't really grab me. It meets the challenge because the pencil is in the photo. I believe that a more creative use of the pencil would work better :) - jmsetzler