Fantasy
by LanSnake

Comment by hobbybob:
This composition could be better i think.Maybe more books and in a more shuffled way so only parts show through, or shot in B&W.

Fantasy
by LanSnake

Comment by justine:
Nice work, creative idea. Score 6 Justine

Fantasy
by LanSnake

Comment by dphillips:
I can relate to this. Like the title.

Fantasy
by LanSnake

Comment by GlasMenagerie:
Boy Howdy but you got the concept a lot of folks had... just without the creepiness or madness. Cool.

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by LanSnake:
Thanks for all the great comments. The blemish in the top center is a pencil marking on the paper backdrop. Over the course of the week I had taken approximately 200 pencil photos on this paper work-area. Some of my experiments used many pencils (40+), so by the end of the week the paper had several light pencil lines. My submitted photo was taken very late at night. I should have placed a new sheet of paper down, but didn't think of it till the next day when I noticed this marking in the photo. It was a very faint marking on the paper, but brought out in the final image because of the over-exposure (the over-exposure was intentional).

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by MrsKro:
I like this...maybe a bit oversharpened...but I still like it.....

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by just-married:
I re-looked at this photo at 10pm Sunday night. Good thing some of us are addicted to this site, huh? I originally scored it quite low because the idea simply doesn't appeal to me (actually for some reason it bugs me), but in reviewing my votes for the week, this stood out as one that was not really fairly judged. The lighting is quite well done. It's obvious that that was your intent and you deserve to be judged for the artistic merit. i particularly like the shadow on the pencil. I've changed your vote to a 6.

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by hypoStiller:
This photo is my favorite of the "Pencil" challenge. If it weren't for the blemish in the top center (hair? anomaly in the paper?), I'd have given this a 10. I like it so much I might have even let that go, except the picture speaks strongly to me on the concept of "pristine," and I was compelled to be a stickler.

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by HBunch:
Realizing that this photo is called shadows and light, I will only say that excessive shadow and bright spots don't appeal to me, however, for your purpose, you did a very good job with it. I love the angle of this and how the pencil kind of jumps up and smacks us in the face. great focus and overall nice photo. Good luck with the challenge.

Shadow and Light
by LanSnake

Comment by Kavey:
Nice strong contrast, love the apple skin dots. I find this very striking in composition.
7, Kavey