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Challenge: Pencil (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 2500
Location: Library
Date: Aug 12, 2002
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4.4 sec
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2002

I was translating something from French into Indonesian, then I just thought why not take a shot? Put the camera on the table and I use "close-up scene" and turn off the flash so the shadow of the pencil is not ruined.

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Place: 97 out of 185
Avg (all users): 5.3065
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.3643
Views since voting: 1053
Votes: 261
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/25/2002 09:48:00 PM
I like the lighting and shadows you used here. The angle makes for some very nice shadow pattern. Focus is great and I like how it fills the frame. nice job and good luck in the challenge.
08/25/2002 08:10:00 PM
good thought put into this shot like the shadows a lot
08/23/2002 10:10:00 PM
I very much like this . I really like the soft lighting. Good work 9
Ruthann
08/22/2002 08:34:00 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background6,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing6,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 4,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool
08/22/2002 03:59:00 PM
Nice - but could be better. The shadow in bottom right corner is disturbing and the background is a bit to active. The paper is grainy, perhaps a softer light would have worked better. I like the black pencil - a yellow one would have been terrible... as in many other photos this time. 7.
08/21/2002 04:13:00 PM
Great picture...
08/20/2002 10:37:00 PM
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.
08/20/2002 05:34:00 PM
Nice shadows and the darkness works well. Not keen on the pinkness. Perhaps the paper could have been a stronger diagonal compared to the top horizontal edge?
5, Kavey
08/20/2002 04:26:00 PM
I like how your lightinh picks up the texture of the paper and adds character to the photo. The shadow of the pincil also works well. I just can't say there is any thing I like about the pencil itself.
08/20/2002 07:26:00 AM
Lovely shallow DOF and beautiful warm light. Might even have worked with a misty soft focus.
08/20/2002 02:10:00 AM
i like the angle
08/19/2002 09:29:00 PM
I love the composition and feel of this shot. To me, the warm tones make it feel intimate. It would be nice with a bit more contrast though. 8 shedonist
08/19/2002 01:48:00 PM
excellent, excellent, excellent. easy 10
08/19/2002 01:44:00 PM
Good light & shadows.
08/19/2002 09:49:00 AM
This is one of those that I keep coming back to. Good use of light and focus. Nice job.
08/19/2002 01:43:00 AM
This image reflects a nice sensitivity and invokes a nice mood. Unfortunately, it does not "grab" me. Having meaningful text would have helped. Am bothered that the first thing (i.e. the foreground) is the shadow of the pencil. The light in the background right corner doesn't quite work either. There is a softness and graininess to the overall image but that may be a reflection of the quality of your camera. Journey


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