Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment by mookyfish:
um....

Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment by KarenB:
Yes, we do hope.

Hopeful Thoughts
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Comment by normw:
great thought (7)

Hopeful Thoughts
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Comment by justine:
Creative work...idea. The funky light is a bother to me, but I do like this. Score 6 ~Kee

Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment by rocco22:
boring boring all this sept.11 things Just write anything else and the picture would be better

Hopeful Thoughts
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Comment by just-married:
hmmm, ...I just find bringing it up where it's not necessary to be tacky and opportunist. I don't mean it as one of those "this sucks" comments. I just think you ought to be aware of people's response to the representation. It's unlike me to post something so terse and unforgiving, but this evoked strong feelings -- unfortunately, not the ones you were shooting for. Sorry, that's my opinion. 2 because it offends me. As for the technical details, the pencil is well-lit. I like the way you've got that one gleam on the lead. Unfortunately, the lighting is a bit too harsh for the top of the paper and for the writing. Everything I already mentioned aside, I would have scored it a 3 or a 4. Unsure which.

Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment by lennier:
A very nice thought, but a very boring photo. 4 -lennier

Hopeful Thoughts
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Comment by drewmedia:
The lighting seems just a bit too bright, and I'm not sure I really like the topic -- but this is a risk you run with making touching on social issues with your photography. I think I like the picture better now for having made me thought this out so much.

New Morning...
by fsieradzki

Comment by HBunch:
I love how this is framed by the plants, and it is a magnificant sight. Never been there myself. The lighting is great, however I don't see any indication of weather is is morning noon or night except by the title. Like I said, I have never been there though, to know what morning looks like there, so I have to go by your word on this. It is a great shot. You should try it on other sites as well. Good luck with the challenge.

New Morning...
by fsieradzki

Comment by syamjonimi:
Cropping off the sky at the top would improve the visual quality. Otherwise this is really good.