Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by Amphian:
Nice idea. I like the sweep of the curve. I think I would have focused on the tip of the final pencil and let the other ones blur a little instead of the reverse.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by mcrochip:
This might work better with a smoother background. The texture there sort of washes out the depth and detail of the pencil points.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by Kavey:
Like the textures and colours very much, though think the yellow would sing out more with a little more light on it. Would prefer if pencils were more accurately vertical.
Kavey

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background8,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing6,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by ragde_77:
I liked the idea, but personally, the image quality and the background does not help.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by Gracious:
How in the world did u ever get this whole family together for a portrait on such short notice? Good choice of color for the background

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by queen 91:
clever.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by miller:
Nice idea, but I think you could have done some things better. A little more light on the pencils would help them stand out more. Also, you might want to set them up a few feet in front of the background to give some depth. The tip of the pencils at the far right and far left are out of focus. This could use a little counter-clockwise rotation and you should save at the best quality that gives you a file less than 150k. There are some jpeg artifacts.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by kvockler:
It's great except for the background and the lack of focus on the sharpest pencil.

Evolution
by MarkRob

Comment by jsabbarton:
Clever idea. Slightly sharper image would have help this a lotâ€Â¦