dry with two olives please
by TerryGee

Comment:
I love the lighting and color in this photo... I especially like the way the pencil plays a 'subtle' role in the image... This is creative :) Good shot! = 9 - jmsetzler

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment:
I like the lighting and the tone and 'mood' provided by this photo... the 'pencil' presence is slightly weak though... Since the pencils exist in the shadows, I had to look for them and then determine if they were pencils or not :) This is good work :) - 7 - jmsetzler

Ghostwriter
by gkoch

Comment:
lovely photo! The reflection adds so much to this shot... This shot holds a lot of nice visual impact, and yet it is simple and straightforward at the same time :) great shot... = 10 - jmsetzler

Pencil Pencil Pencil
by dmak

Comment:
This photo needs some contrast... there is not enough tone variation here... the point of the pencil being out of focus doesn't work well for me either. Maybe if the lighting was stronger, the extra contrast would be here... - jmsetzler

pencil, hi key study
by lecook

Comment:
excellent black and white... I love the contrast and the shadows on the pencil. The rings also add a really nice touch to this 'dear john' letter. The only thing I don't like about this image is that the handwriting has not maintained an even level of darkness in the photo.. This is probably due to the post processing... good shot :) = 9 - jmsetzler

A Sharp Point
by Agamemnon

Comment:
nice shot :) I like the concept of the single yellow pencil in the scene. That offers a nice bit of contrast and 'punch' in this photo. I wonder if the pencil on the left should have been turned so that the text doesn't show? Since it is not showing on any of the other pencils, I ask myself why you chose to show it on this one :) - good shot.. jmsetzler

A Pencil Star
by rocco22

Comment:
very creative use of lighting to achieve this effect :) Good shot :) - jmsetzler

Lunch
by miller

Comment:
this is excellent :) It's definitely one of the more creative concepts I have seen this week. It falls outside the ideas that I thought of for sure :) The color in the green napkin is very nice... the 'pencil' sandwich looks like the pencils are supposed to be there :) great work :) - jmsetzler

Office Space
by magnetic9999

Comment:
This photo does an excellent job of showing how simplicity creates a powerful image. I love the sharp contrast... great shot :) - jmsetzler

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment:
I like the use of the light in this photo to produce the sharp contrasts with the shadows... good work! = 8 - jmsetzler