Back to The Basics
by evilbunnee

Comment:
I understandthe juxtaposition of the keyboard and the pencil but don't understand the towel, if that's what is is. I cannot find this image particularly original as I have seen lots of keyboard images by now. Nice job on the duotoning. 5 Journey

Time to Reflect
by Gracious

Comment:
The association of the pencils with the meditative scene is rather lost on me. You used pencils because that's what the challenge said but a book, poem, music score would have made a better association. It doesn't matter (and won't reflect my score), just an observation. This is a very nice image, nice composition, lovely color scheme,mood invoking. I find the diagonal of the open tray and the pencils a little too harsh and jarring with the mood/tone of the rest of the composition which seems to call for soft lines and soft curves. Not sure I'm conveying my thoughts well here. 6 for now will revisit this later. Journey

I love pencils>
by cathysapp

Comment:
I get a little tired of the cat shots but this one has a very interesting angle and composition and far superior to the average cute cat picture. Great definition of the yellowing of the teeth, the whiskers and the fur. Nice toowith that corner of note pad. My only nitpick is that the background rug (?) is distracting. Will revisit this lateron this week. 7 for now. Journey

Mechanical Pencils
by jmsetzler

Comment:
This is a beautiful image. Good composition; great clarity. Also like the originality and the subtle humor. Normally I'm not all that much of an admirer of total symmetry but it works well here. My only nitpick: seems a little soft at the top left edges (near the Forged area). 8 Journey

Total Addiction.
by BigSmiles

Comment:
Very original. Love of the plays of lights and the shadows. 9 Journey

Inflection
by taylorbehne

Comment:
Nice effect. You must have used glass or something to achieve it. Yet, I can't say that this grabs me. 5 Journey

Red and White
by Remie

Comment:
I like this. Strong, stark design, strong colors. Visually very pleasing. Good composition. Love how the white of the pencil seamlessly blends into the background. Although I'm sure you'll be getting comments of people who just hate that feature! My only nitpick is that the red point and tip don't seem all that sharp and have jaggedness and artifacts. Oversharpening perhaps? Good job.7 Journey
PS: you might wish to consider some spot editing to clean up the red point (not possible for the challenge I know); it will greatly help this image.

Virgin On The Obscene
by Martin

Comment:
Did you really mean "virgin" or "verging....."? I can see the technical merits of this picture, however, it doesn't do much for me. I understand some aspects, others not; all in all I find it contrived. Journey

Balance
by timj351

Comment:
Beautifully drawn and very nice sense of humor and context. Good composition. My mind and eyes are entertained. Thanks. Will revisit this later this week. 8 for now Journey

Hair Paraphernalia
by daniellita

Comment:
Even though the assignment is the humble pencil, I still would like to look at an image that is visually pleasing. This picture has poor composition, all the surrounding clutter turn the image into a snapshot because no attention was paid to details. 4 Journey