Woodless Pencils
by BigSmiles

Comment by TheIncredulousJoe:
beautiful sketch!

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Gracechild7:
Very pretty, nice use of light.

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by FranziskaLang:
challenge -- met. nice title btw.
technical -- you did well controlling reflections that are so easy to get in these kind of pictures. the beads on the chain to the left are just a tad soft, but not very distracting, so i wouldn't worry too much about it.
composition -- i am puzzled what made you use the gems as a background. overall it makes the image very busy IMO. did you try taking a pic of the chain actually around your neck with your skin as the background? i know that's a totally different picture, but (for me) that would tie the background in more with the subject. you have a decent picture regardless.

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Kathyc:
Background seems distracting. There are almost two pictures here---the locket and chain being one and the "blobs" being another. It might have been an idea to separate the two---each could stand on its own but they don't really seem to work together. Nice clarity.

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by PTLParsons:
Too busy. PTL

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Sonifo:
Very nice. Good use of colours. 6 Sonifo

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Gekker:
beautiful colors, but very busy and distracting. Good luck in the challenge.

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Gallatin:
Very nice.

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by DougPaz:
Very colorful, but a bit too busy. DPz

Close To My Heart
by BigSmiles

Comment by Anachronite:
good composition, great mix of colors, would be even nicer if the face of the pendant was a tad more in focus... oh and the pendant looks like if it was on a silver chain it would make a nice gift :o)