At the moment of posting this I noticed the erase is too tidy, should've shaved it down some but still leave it flat or shaved it off completely. But it's too late now. Live and learn :)
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Folks, thanks for the comments and faves (2 during voting) :)
I see the point about the eraser was made as I thought it would be. Thinking about it again, I remember back in class I rarely used the pencil's eraser anyway and went for the smooth great erasing of a white pentel eraser or a sanford magic rub, hehe.
Here's an outtake,
Taken even closer up
Neither shots where cropped.
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superb and clever. Beautifully lit and well composed. The only improvement would be a tad more focus on the stuff in the background and maybe a higher crop for more smoke. 8