Foots
by seby20

Comment:
Wonderful composition -- I love the lighting, and the variety of textures here.

Constant Companion
by syamjonimi

Comment:
I like the complementary blues in your composition. Also like the position of the doll -- very nice!

Childhood Spent Locked in Closet, Rays of Hope
by paganini

Comment:
Beautiful composition and use of lines, tough subject -- extra points from me for photographing a difficult subject very well. 10 LanSnake

I Remember Simpler Times
by mullany1957

Comment:
Creative idea -- I might like the composition better if your angle were lower (looking up at an angle to see the billboard). The area around the billboard really isn't adding anything to the composition....that's why I mention that it might be good to experiment with how the billboard fills the frame.

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by prodigal havoc

Comment:
Very nice use of black and white. I especially like the even gray of the grass. The bars immediately behind the swing bother me a little bit. I might try reframing the seat/chains to see if a composition is possible that does not include these background bars.

Pencil Holder
by normw

Comment:
Wonderful composition and use of color. Background is very effective and works well to place emphasis on the point of the pencil. (I think you're right, great minds do think alike! ;-) LanSnake

Writing draft
by prkemby

Comment:
I like the variety of shadows in this photo and also how the depth of field draws the eye directly to the point of the pencil.

pencil, hi key study
by lecook

Comment:
Nice composition and excellent use of black and white. Also like the hi key effect.....not quite sure why the lettering is more faded on the left? Is that due to the exposure setting? I'd be interested in learning more about how you used lighting for this study, as you faced similar problems that I had to deal with for this week's photo. Very nice and one of my favorites this week. 9 LanSnake

A Sharp Point
by Agamemnon

Comment:
Interesting composition and use of color. I like how you've used the vertical elements -- the pencil in the foreground somehow gets lost a little, by blending into the background elements. A different lighting treatment might help to separate the elements in the photo, or experiment with depth of field to make the front pencil obviously separate from the rest.

Lunch
by miller

Comment:
This is my favorite photograph of the week. I initially rated it a 9, but will now bump it up to 10. On Tuesday I was eating lunch while voting, and your photo appeared on my screen just as I was biting into a sandwich. I almost choked! Very creative idea, wonderful composition. The white bread seems to lose a little detail because of the exposure, but overall giving you extra points for the creative idea and the composition. LanSnake