Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment by floyd:
We all hope.

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Comment by ss:
A bit patriotic

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Comment by Swashbuckler:
Did you want glare on the lower left letters? I think I would have liked a little more pencil. I normally don't care for black and white, but this shot might have transferred to the scheme nicely. 7 Swash

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Comment by jmsetzler:
interesting concept :) I would have rather seen a more creative use of the pencil :) - jmsetzler

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Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing7,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 4,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool

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Comment by myqyl:
Nice sentiment :) I share the hope... As per the shot, I think lighting was a problem here... The top of the paper is washed out and the glare on the word "we" was very distracting... If it had been me, I might have considered the position of the pencil again... While the 'rule' of thirds is actually only a 'guideline', I feel it could have helped here if the point of the pencil was moved to the lower right hand "third" mark...

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Comment by FranziskaLang:
i'm torn as to what rating to give you. emotionally, you tug at the heart-strings, but from a photographic point of view it's only an ok photo. there's some reflection there on sept and we that makes it a little harder to read than necessary. the placement of the pencil is good. there's a little too much empty space at the top and bottom, mayb crop this to 640x427? above all, let's hope that it will be a quiet day, and not just on sept. 11. -- gr8photos (4)

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Comment by Kavey:
I am scoring this very low because I feel I am being asked to look at it solely on the basis of my emotions about September 11th, rather than anything else it offers. For me this feels manipulative and therefore I am scoring it down. Now, I know full well that the intention of many photographers is to manipulate the emotions of their viewers, so it's not an inherently a bad thing to aim for that. But this time, to me personally, it feels wrong. This also scores low just because I don't like the composition or lighting. Please don't take offense, and if my words upset you, please do PM me and I will remove the comment immediately.
Kavey

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Comment by titotapado:
2002?

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Comment by byetko:
Yes we do.