Sharpening a Carpenter's Pencil
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by jbsmithana:
Congrats on a top 10! Pretty steady hands for a four second exposure with such great focus.

edit: damn spelling

Message edited by author 2004-12-07 00:47:14.

Sharpening a Carpenter's Pencil
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Arcanist:
This is a very solid image. The focus is dead on, textures are bold, hand markings are a striking contrast to the scrathes on the knife. There seems to be an overabundance of Dodging on the forward hand's fingers in the shadowy area and this is very distracting. I do not see low tech here except in comparision to a pencil sharpener, but pencil sharpeners don't really invoke ideas of technological advancement to me. Some very strong points in this overall, one major distraction and something of a leap (for me) on the challenge itself.

Mendel's Legacy
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by audiobot202:
Interesting image for the eyes...a lot of information in this photo to digest and quite effective.

Sharpening a Carpenter's Pencil
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by rmtm333:
Nice composition and lighting. Not meant to offend but the "maturity" in the hands helps stregthen this picture for me.

Sharpening a Carpenter's Pencil
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Neil:
Good idea and very good composition. It would have been nice, IMHO, to get a little more (soft) light on the knife.

Mendel's Legacy
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by whatdewuc:
Rich colors, well executed study of this revolutionary, evolutionary monk's work. Good luck on this genetic still life....

Sharpening a Carpenter's Pencil
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by MrAkamai:
Nice use of leading lines, or thumbs, to point the viewers eyes to the blade and pencil. The duotone is also a good choice. Focus is sharp. Although there is one issue I have with this and it's the light spot by the person's left hand. At first I thought it was my monitor but then I scrolled the web page and it lies within the photo. It looks like you dodged that area specifically and unfortunately, it loses lot of points. Other than that, it's a very nice shot.

Mendel's Legacy
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by Fibonacci:
Very clever...great idea..10

Mendel's Legacy
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by jbirkman:
I love the depth and clearity. Please explain how this relates to the challenge. Since I am not familiar with Mendal I'm not getting it.

Mendel's Legacy
by Dr.Confuser

Comment by gloda:
Gregar Mendel? Never heard of him. I'm ignorant, I guess. Nice composition. I like the look of the pen, but I don't like that the text doesn't help me understand what Mendel dicovered.