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Comment by carolee:
Interesting... very minimalist. It definitely has a mood to it. Can't think of any constructive comments I'd give -- lighting, composition, it's all very nicely done.

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Comment by Zeissman:
it the fifth beatle---good work

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Comment by albright1:
I hope your other half is joyful! Nice effect here, with the fade to black on the left. I like it.

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Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
What stands out to me first here, is the shadows on the white background near the bottom of the photo. On my moniter, it seems to be seperating itself into sections, and creating kind of a banding look. Not really sure what causes this, or how to fix it.
the next thing I see is the right side of the pencil looks fuzzy. When I looked harder at this, it appears to be from the light reflection on the right flat side of the pencil.
The angle and framing/cropping are good in my opinion. I like how you didn't center the pencil, but rather put it off to the side.
I like how the reflection extends the pencil all the way through the photo, but I wish that the tip of the pencil weren't so much in the vertical center of the photo.
The color is nice, but wonder if it could be a bit brighter? it seems to be a bit dark on the pencil itself.
It looks like there is more light on the other side of the pencil. I am given this impression by the dark front side of the pencil, and the bright background, where in front of the pencil, it goes into shadow near the bottom of the photo.
Overall, I like the idea, and think that with a few minor adjustments, this could have really been great.
~Heather~

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Comment by imagesloyola:
nice shot, good composition and lighting, but honestly i will like it more if its black and white (just my opinion), still a great pix, congrats and good luck.

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Comment by laurenrhae:
very interesting 8

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Comment by Artifacts:
There are lots of creative portraits in this challenge. This is one of them. It would fit well in the kow-key challenge to. I would have been tempted to title this one "Black and Blue"

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Comment by Pidd:
Just a little too dark.

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Comment by Gracious:
I think a portrait should reveal some character, or emotion of the model, by showing expression in eyes or other facial features. Did your picture accomplish that? Yes...so glad you included a good focus on your eye.

artistic/creativity?Creative use of lighting.

Technical?good

Overall? Good moody picture. Good luck!

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Comment by vtruan:
Great dof, not sure what to think about the blue, but shot is good though.