In the end, I picked those that showed both the person and the task being pondered or the object involved in that task. First Honorable Mentions:
Carol 202 (carol202) for Setting up the Tent:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/image/118059117/medium.jpg)
Thomas Dunn (tddunn) for One of many paths 9500:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/tddunn/image/126505563/medium.jpg)
Juan León (jlben) for the untitled:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/jlben/image/126658087/medium.jpg)
Maaike Huizer (emmelafoto) for Laptop:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/image/100709482/medium.jpg)
Now the Winners:
Third place Jeroen Bosman (hiero) for Reading Between the Lines. Superb technically, it is clear we are dealing with a consumate and experienced photographer:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/image/128131438.medium.jpg)
Second place Enrico Martinuzzi (ee66) for Cake Attack. What a delightful image of a child trying to solve the insolvable puzzle of having your cake and eating it, too. What an outstanding expression on the child's face, and the gestures to match:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/image/98064710/medium.jpg)
And the First Place goes to Kirsten (kirstenmary) for the untitled image:
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/image/88661413/medium.jpg)
A fantastic combination of intense concentration, composition, and post-processing for the subject.
Congratulations to all. There were so many excellent entries (and some baffling ones, too
![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)