Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by daysez:
It is realy hard to see the broken pencil even though it is in the forground because of the deep shadows.

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by goodtimecharlee:
great shot. very nice coloring. would love to know what color you used. i assume this is a duotone.
i love the lighting on this. i do have a cropping suggestion. if you would like to hear it let me know.
9. goodtimecharlee

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by FranziskaLang:
nice concept, b&w works well here. overall, the photo is a little too busy for my liking. the pencil in the foreground is definitely not the first thing i see, and it took me a moment to notice the hand. the bottlecap on the bottom right doesn't really fit in in my opinion. i think if the foreground was a little lighter, more of my focus would be there. -- gr8photos (3)

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by Kavey:
A little too dark. It could be simpler with just broken pencil and a couple balls of paper, or alternatively I want to see more, what is the tin? What's being written?
(Just my opinion)
Kavey

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by tee tah:
I had this VERY same idea... almost exactly! Glad I went with something else, this is kind of depressing. But the photo is good. B&W gives it an even more stark and depressing effect.

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by MarkRob:
Technically meets the challenge, but I do think this picture has much to do with a pencil. It's more about the crumpled pieces of paper. Interesting study in focus. I like it.

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by queen 91:
like the b&w. nice mood.

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by rocco22:
to dark on the bottom I think.

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by tyd:
I like it, but a bit more contrast would have been even nicer. =)

Frustration
by annelizabeth

Comment by just-married:
I like the composition of the shot a lot. It wants to be one of my favorites of the week, but these's so much light in the center compared with relative darkness now by the pencil. At first I wanted to say boost the contrast, but that would only darken the pencil and lighten the paper. Perhaps shifting the lighting a bit. Still, 8 for now and I'll have to look again during the week.