Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by HBunch:
Having recently just lost a young child, not mine, but very close to me, this photo is hard for me to appreciate, however there are some pretty good technical aspects in my mind. The lighting and angle are good, and the background fits the photo. Just to the right of the photo, there is something white, and it's hard to tell what it is, but it might be flowers?? would either be better to include it all the way, or leave it out. (if possible).Sorry about the personal preference at this time, not your fault, just bad timing of sorts. Good luck in the challenge.

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by mrbobby37:
This is a very powerfull image and true to all accounts to the name you have chosen I do like this one very Much Mrbobby37

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by justine:
Dramatic, heart breaking, impact.......great b&w. Sorry for someones loss here.
Score 7 Justine

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by camelotnorth:
composition good and works very well in black and white..but I find the subject too depressing for this challenge..7

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by mscott821:
Freah idea. This one never occured to me.
Subject heavy yes, but valid for sure. I like the uneven light on the face of the stone and across the grass. Nice job.

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by cawalker:
a powerful image, I love the tree in the background, it's nice as a black and white

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by bdshort:
:(

Young Life Cut Short
by normw

Comment by cmcvety:
wow. very morbid, but I like it. I like how you composed the picture (spacing, lighting). nice job.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by byetko:
Good job. Glad you made it into the top 10. One of my favorites for the week.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by normw:
Thanks everyone for the great comments. I am so pumped to barely make it into the Top 10. This is only the 2nd time I have submitted anything!! After not submitting anything for the New Challenge I knew that I had to come up with something for this Pencil Challenge. It couldn't be easier all we had to do was get a shot with a pencil in it. I came up with this idea one day while trying to think completly outside of the box. We have a pretty extensive garden and an over abundance of ripe tomatos. I tried sever differant angles, but found this one worked the best. I would push the pencil in and out of the tomato. With that kind of action the tomatoe finally started to ooze our some juices. This is exactly what I was looking for!. I finally had to resort to squeezing the thing to get the shot that I wanted. Thank you all for the votes and the great comments. I am still learning and hope to make the Top 10 again someday. NormW