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Comment by kaarissaa:
i like this.. a lot. maybe because the color scheme since i absolutley am a sucker for blackandwhite. or maybe its just a good picture.
(: hope it does good

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Comment by figaro:
A lovely mess of subtle tones and bokeh. Well composed. However I don't think many people are going to 'get it'. I suppose the pencil is helping the growth of the plant? Still, you get high marks from me for producing a real bit of photography in a challenge that almost seems designed to remove any artistic flair, emotion or individualism.

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Comment by UrfaK:
Interesting perspective but maybe the contrast isn't enough..

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Comment by codfish:
Nice DOF, I would have like to see this in colour

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Comment by njsabs:
A little flat in the tonal range...but I like the idea. 6

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Comment by slaakso:
2B or not 2B that is the question. Nice!

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Comment by chele:
lovely!

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Comment by maxxumg:
I think that color would have worked better than bw

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Comment by Tammer:
For me, the focus of your image is the plant and the pencil is merely a background element and gets kind of..."lost." Again though, just the way I see it. I do like the lighting and the use of black & white.

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Comment by aprilhwth:
underexposed; needs more contrast; try in color