Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by Yellowpeep:
A super macro... It seems like I could reach right into my screen and touch it!

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by pauld:
Ouch.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by syamjonimi:
Seems this photo could almost be called "Birth" or "Vicious Intruder." I personally prefer something without the challenge topic in the title. This is a very colorful photo. How you came up with this idea just stumps me totally. (Not that I think it's a bad idea, just the opposite.) The two things that are distracting me are - The softened edges of the red tomato and the blown highlight on the tomato . To me, soft edge needs to be crisp and sharp and softening the lighting glare on the tomato would make it lok rounder and fuller and more luscious.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by shedevil:
I think this is a very striking picture. I love the colors. I think this is a great photo.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by langdon:
Great composure and idea. My guess is that it's a tomato.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by dmac:
Very nice. It reminds me of Harold Edgerton's stop-motion pics.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by RedRuthann:
Really cool - sooo different and interesting (Running out of steam for commenting - so being brief) Composition, subject, lighting, idea, color, background - all great for this image - I see a lot of thought, time, effort and skill went into this image Awesome 9
Ruthann

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by clicker:
This makes me laugh as I was thinking about doing something like this but couldn`t figure how to slam a pencil into a wood plank at 90 miles per hour like the old `Bic` commercials. (If your not 40 years old or so, never mind...)
I like this! Is that a tomato?

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by andrewm:
Wonderful--a great surprise--vivid colours--good focus--andrewm

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment by Kavey:
I feel it's pain (the tomatoe's)! Great composition and love the dribbles of juice and the stains and grains of tomato on the pencil tip. The background is appearing stripey to me?
7, Kavey