Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by karmat:
Nice use of contrasting colors. karmat

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by HBunch:
The dark background works well with the yellow subjects. It is creative and original. The colors are beautiful and the placement within the photo is very nice. May have had a higher visual impact if the Pencils were a bit more straight. The 2 horizontal pencils are pretty straight across from each other, but the vertical ones kind of zig zag. Over all great photo. Good job and good luck in the challenge.

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by npage:
Nice photo, very sharp.

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by Kavey:
Lovely colours and I adore the combination of yellow and black. Because this is such a geometric composition I'd like it if the pencils were more accurately arranged (feel free to call me a picky old cow). I do also find something a little too static in such a centralised composition, yet there is something in this which attracts me. Sorry, this has to be one of my more rambling and useless commments.
5, Kavey

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by ron:
dynamic!

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by sohr:
Oohh... I like! I had a similiar idea, but just couldn't get it to work-- looks like you did! :-) Image looks a little "flat" (perspective wise), but I like the color and composition. --7-- sohr

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by Gordon:
maybe a white background to make the yellows pop ?

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by KrazyKat:
Terrific! Very original and overall just a pleasing picture to look at...well, you know as pencils go :-). The only thing is that the pencils aren't lined up perfectly straight which isn't a huge deal but against the black background it stands out a bit. Good job and good luck on the challenge! -KrazyKat

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by shutterfly:
this is very pretty, i wonder how it would look with more pencils in the circle? I like it tho.

Petals
by kathleenm

Comment by LindaLee:
Though I like this shot, the way the flower is sitting dead center detracts from it, for me. I would love to see a more dynamic shot of this setup. lhall