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by prodigal havoc

Comment:
I looked at this one for a while. I found the lines distracting. I tried to look at them openly - wondered if the illusion of the lines was perhaps even the intent of your photo, but ultimately I found them more visually distracting than interesting. The bar that connects whe two poles of the swing really almost seems to connect instead to the chain of the swing. B/W probably intensifies this. Just one person's opinion. I am sure it is precisely the lines that will appeal to many. 6, just-married

chasing its tail
by owennnn

Comment:
What is all the dust? It's distracting. If it was intentional, I missed it's meaning. 5

Blue
by Danny

Comment:
I wanted to find this picture intersting, and it was close, but in the end I needed more that the one blue to break the redundancy of yellow. Good attempt.

Hopeful Thoughts
by fsieradzki

Comment:
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.

Rays of lead
by Corey

Comment:
Nicely composed. My eye makes the full circle. I like. 8

Hand Drawn Hands
by sohr

Comment:
Little Escher's hand seems to be turning colors. I think I would like it better without the heightened red/blue. 6

Hana
by muckpond

Comment:
Lovely portrait. I wonder if her head were lifted just a bit. Still, very beautifully done. 9

It's All In The Angles
by CPattee

Comment:
Curious to know how you managed that. but I'm sure I'm not the only one. ;-)

Walking Stick
by darylbrown

Comment:
Very funny. :-)

three
by FranziskaLang

Comment:
Nicely framed shot; wish the lighting created a bit of a glare of the paint. 5