Sigh...
by lisae

Comment:
I like what you've done with light and shadows here. Creative idea too.

New House on the block
by Frank Beckman

Comment:
I like this photo, although I really don't like to see the challenge name (new) used in the title... too cliche. Get out your thesaurus and crank up your imagination. Photo is really great.

Taking The Lead
by autool

Comment:
Great minds think alike? This was the very picture I had in mind to do, but I was away traveling all week and simply didn't have time. Only I wanted to use the more distinctly "Anasazi" beans. Traditional pintos were my second choice. The detail and texture of individual beans is great. no distracting shadows, and even the background is pretty clear. I might have cropped a bit differently to get the sprout a little lower, but I don't know what you had to work with in the original. I don't claim to be an expert, but I like this lots and don't think I could have done better, probably not even as well. This would be a good advertisement for a seed company.

Hopes and Dreams
by Niten

Comment:
concept of rings is good, but too much red distracts from the rings... I lose focus on the rings. Also I find the foreground looks blurry... again distracting. I would crop in close on those rings, get great detail there, and let the picture tell the story rather than the title.

The birth of.....
by psychephylax

Comment:
An interesting representation on "new"... I'm not sure what the items on the bible at the top right are. The fuzziness of the top left is a bit distracting, but overall, I liked it.

Dew
by Swashbuckler

Comment:
This is so good... I love the droplets and the feeling of texture I get. But there's something... the cropping, or the angle, or something, that I would have tried differently, I'm just not sure how.

Palm Puppy
by Morgan

Comment:
Very cute, tiny puppy. I think it's cropped almost too close. And focus needs to be better, too much of the picture is blurry.

New Life, New Father, New Love
by Sonifo

Comment:
I really don't like to see the challenge name as part of the title... Use your imagination, get out your thesaurus... Not a bad sillouette though, and I like the color of the sky. Gives you a nice sense of "loving and family"

Fall Fashion
by Gotcha

Comment:
This is kind of weird, very unique, and I like it a lot. Love the detail, the focus on everything, especially the reflection. The color though... don't know. Maybe kind of bland... this didn't catch my eye at all... at first.

Day One
by just-married

Comment:
This is such a beautiful picture it nearly brought tears to my eyes... I think babies in general were over done on the subject of "NEW", but this one is exceptional. Most of the other baby pictures were "just babies"