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by evilbunnee

Comment by FranziskaLang:
b&w works well here, so does DOF, but i am totally missing what the thing on the right is and how it fits into the photo. a piece of clothing? sorry, must be having one of my blond days. -- gr8photos (4)

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Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background4,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing5,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 4,
Total Averaged Rating6. Autool

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Comment by Gracious:
From my perspective:
Meets challenge:Yes
Technical:a little blurry
Appeal/Artistic:Doesn't appeal to me really
Composition:I think this would look better without the rags. I just don't understand why they are included here...Of course it may just be over my head.
Originality:ok
Comments:Good luck in the challenge.

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Comment by jmsetzler:
I believe that the lighting is slightly harsh on this photo... maybe the camera flash? I also believe, in this case, that more depth of field would be an improvement :) I'm asking myself why you chose black and white also.... I believe that a color image in this case would make the pencil stand out more since it would contrast better against the keyboard in color :) - jmsetzler

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Comment by HBunch:
Great contrast of the pencil and the keyboard. I wasn't sure what the object to the right was, but my mom and I agreed that it was the wrist thing used when people get carpal tunnel. Then it all makes sense. Your lighting is good and the angle is good. at the bottom, it looks parallel to the bottom of the photo, but at the top, it looks like it's tilted a bit to the left. Most likely nothing can be done about that at this angle, but I wouldn't change the angle. I like it how it is. Good photo and good luck in the challenge.

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Comment by daysez:
I won't let those things go near my keyboard, they leave erasings between the keys.

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Comment by myqyl:
I like the use of BW here, and the deapth of field works for me too... However, whatever that is on the right hand side of the shot, it killed the shot for me...I think this would have been a VERY strong shot without the whatever it is... But it dominates my attention everytime I revisit this shot... I'd love to see a reshoot without it :)

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Comment by Kavey:
Focus a little fuzzy but like the patterns.
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Comment by floyd:
A nicely taken shot but Im not clear what that towel thing is. Good light and focus.

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Comment by sohr:
This is a bit too grey-on-grey for my taste-- shouldn't the keys be white? And I'm not quite sure what that item there is on the right-- a cloth of some sorts? --4-- sohr