Well composed and thought out. It might have been more effective if the pencil had been oriented a little less perpendicular to the edge. The tablet sets up that perpendicular line and the pencil's right end could come down a little. Just a thought.
Your product looks like the solar system. That has no bearing on anything, I just thought I'd mention that. lol. Lighting, angle and focus are great. I like the idea behind your photo too. With all this technology, we still hold onto the "primative" things. Overall great photo. Great job and good luck in the challenge.
Interesting idea but the resulting image doesn't pack a punch with me... I'd almost be happier with just the pencil and the pad, it seems so real I want to reach out and touch it. Kavey
I admire the clarityof this image. The pencil is placed in a very realistic context (I say this because I just saw a number of images that left me wondering So what?). I find the overall composition a little weak: fine on the note pad and pencil but then the Palm and keyboard got tucked in there as well just because you wanted them for logical purposes that makes it hard for my eye to wonder around here (although I see some nice negative space triangles). 6 Journey
Composition:10, Lighting:10, Creative idea:10. Nice composition, I like the light on the palm's left corner, and I also think a pencil will always be needed :)