One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by Journey:
Haven't I seen this chicken image before, in a previous dp challenge???? The title is cute but I find the pencil here very contrived and was just put there to meet the challenge. Very nice dof. 4 Journey
Update: Thanks for your PM. I wasn't implying that the exact same image had been posted here before. However I did some further checking and I was wrong on that. Apologies for that. I guess we do have different definitions about creativity.

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing5,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 8,
Total Averaged Rating8. Autool

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by jmsetzler:
That's a lot of chickens :) I'm lost in trying to find the 'meaning' in this photo. I think this idea is over my head :) - jmsetzler

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by Kavey:
Hmmm. This made me laugh but it's another photo where I am thinking that the subject is linked to pencils just by bunging one into the picture. It's inclusion doesn't visually add to the photograph for me. For making me laugh on first viewing it's score gets bumped up, but subsequent viewings mean I am just looking at the photo. Feel free to think of me as a humourless old so and so! ;)
5, Kavey

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by CPattee:
Ok...The pencil looks so out of place that it is somewhat humorous. :)
The pencil doesn't appear to be in focus nor do the majority of the chickens.

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by Gordon:
why? any reason ? I'd like to understand, really I would....

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
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Comment by just-married:
I personally did not care for this photo, but my husband wants a poster of it. He says I just don't understand good high-brow humor. I originally scored this very low, but since my husband's not voting this week, I give you the 8 he wants you to have.

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
by boyte1

Comment by Gracious:
Meets Challenge Theme:yep
Technical :ok...but at the top of the image is something distracting that I can't identify that seems to be overexposed. That could have been eliminated by framing a bit differently.
Composition:ok
Creativity:certainly unique! :-)
Visual Appeal to me:Well...I don't like seeing chickens so overcrowded together
Remarks:interesting
Grayce...aka...Gracious

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
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Comment by justine:
Somewhat dark and poor focus. Nice try. Score 6 ~Kee

One #2 pencil 17,643 chickens
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Comment by mcrochip:
OK. I see the pencil, and the chickens. I just don't understand the point.