Independence!
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Comment by magnetic9999:
nice colors. back ground is too busy tho

Independence!
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Comment by LindaLee:
Great color, composition and lighting. High visual appeal. Definitely meets challenge. lhall

Independence!
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Comment by Kaz:
Great colors.

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by focus:
For those who haven't seen my post, I answer how this photo was achieved at:
//bartphoto.topcities.com/dpc/setup.htm

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by pauld:
I'm interested how you got this picture.

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by Froober:
extremely original idea...wish this had been zoomed out a bit and maybe on a solid backdrop. Lisa

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a creatively excellent photo :) The concept works nicely.. I would love to hear how you did this shot after the challenge :) - jmsetzler

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by amonteforte:
This is one of my favorite 3 for this week. I'm still wondering how you achieved it. I would have chosen a black background rather than the green carpet. Why did you crop out so much of the pencils in the bottom? The ghostly pencils on the wood block are very cool.

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by HBunch:
Neat idea. This looks like a shutter speed trick. But I'm not hugely educated on that, I'm guessing only by other photos I've seen similar. The concept behind this is great with the "chip off the ol block" theme. Very clever. I also like how you got the pencils lined up both on the block and the floor. The block seems unnaturally orange, which makes it look like the color has been messed with, but then again, maybe the block really is that color. Who am I to judge when I've never see that block before. Great job with this. Good luck in the challenge.

Chip Off The Old Block
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Comment by autool:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing6,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool