Funny..shot and my observation. Great shot! I voted it a 9 and thought it would do much better. I was reading through the comments I made in this challenge and noticed that the image that won the blue I commented that it would have been better if the dog had a pencil in his mouth and voted it lower than this one by more than a few. I like the feel/mood of this shot - DoF is good, colors are good, just a fun image. Should have placed better IMO.
Sorry to have skipped the comment on this one, but I was speed voting, and you know I put more effort into commenting on my lower votes. I gave it a 6.
Watch the dog. You notice the pencil in his mouth?
Interesting shot. I have nothing to really comment on in terms of critisism other then the one item farthest left above the crayon. I can't really tell what that is. It's a bit distracting. It looks more like the end of a tape measure then a pencil or crayon.
The image meets the subject matter dead on. A sound demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge in a very unusual way. A couple of minor detail problem such lighting artifact. The DOF could have been used more effectively, but has been controlled well. Very clever subject matter - children and puppies have a lot in common. Unusual view of the challenge subject. A good solid entry into the challenge.