Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by snackwells:
Very catchy presentation. :)

I like the frame. Some I suspect will comment negatively on it. Overall the lighting was a bit problematic in this shot. The light is a bit harsh, and there's quite a bit of fall-off, with resulting uneven illumination. Colors are vibrant in the foreground, but along with the light, fades away.

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by brianlh:
interesting idea. have seen another broken pencil so far, but not quite as many as i expected. broken pencil just seems thrown in there, and not necessarily the main focus/theme of the image. perhaps would've rotated the pencil to avoid displaying the USA (2) symbols.

Bad Hair Day
by glad2badad

Comment by TooCool:
Very harsh lighting creates a distracting background a dull colors...
TC

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by ccasey:
Very clever.

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by e301:
Well, I'm a real hater of this kind of border, I fear. I just don't get the point of it., and it seems to serve only to distract from the actual photograph.

Tennis Anyone?
by glad2badad

Comment by Gatorguy:
I thought this would have done better. Not the right *shade* of yellow I guess ;)

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by srdanz:
Well, it seems that the checkbox will remain unchecked after this challenge. Whenever you use a frame, it tends to polarize the audience - some love it and some hate it. I don't think that this particular image needed framing, but I kind of like the choice of the frame color. The topic corresponds to the challenge. I'd go with a 7 for this one.

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by magicshutter:
I didn't like the title though that doesn't hurt the score with me. The subject seems more of the winning the ribbon than the broken pencil. I thought IMHO that it should have been more on the pencil, to me the book isn't needed. 5

Pencil's broken...Spirit is not!
by glad2badad

Comment by strags:
A bit gimmicky, but cute.

Bad Hair Day
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Comment by les0910:
I love horse pictures and this one does a nice job with the challenge. The right side of the face and the fence is a little blown out making it a distraction.