Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Box Cars
by howie733

Comment:
Good job Howie! I think this is a great photo and a fantastic first entry at DPC. Looking forward to what you can come up with in the future!!!! (And once you get photoshop =o)

97 more to go
by WickedSound

Comment:
hmm... interesting. I like the idea with the puzzle... there's a bit too much dead space for me- the bottom corners are ok, but when you add those with the space between the connected pieces and the stack of untouched, it's a bit too much in my opinion. I think the spacing could have worked well as is from a lower angle- would reduce the space between the pieces... either that, or put more unused pieces closer from the current angle.

Just my opinion though- well lit and exposed shot- The pieces themselves are well captured.

5:38 a.m., the day begins
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Nice shot. Good thinking keeping "brew" in focus with the on/off- that and the out of focus mug help put the photo in context really well. The border feels a bit heavy too me- just because outside of the lit button, the next dominant element of your photo is the border. Overall nice concept and nice shot.

I have a coffee grinder/brewer with an auto start clock- love that thing.

Beginning's always fun
by Motek

Comment:
The expression on the back turtle is fantastic. It's a nice shot- I really like how monotone the colors are but also how defined the turtles are.

The beginning of a winter's day
by TrollMan

Comment:
This shot brings a really interesting perspective. Is this a real landscape? It looks a lot like the trees from the old animated frosty the snowman movies. I love it. The dark sky in the top right brings a nice contrast to the trees as well as the bright sky on the left.

I'm waiting for the singing to begin! Well done.

Beginning of a Beautiful Relationship
by limerick

Comment:
haha. funny shot. The sandwich itself looks fantastic- well lit, great color- the sky looks great too. But it leaves the sandwich eater looking a bit snap shot ish- the huge shadow across the majority of his face, but his forehead and neck being so well lit pulls they eye away from where you would want it to be. A fill flash from your camera would have done wonders for this shot.

In terms of creativity great shot! Execution was ok. Looking forward to what else you come up with!

The Story Begins
by RamblinR

Comment:
Great photo. Was that actually written? (Looks printed to me)- I think you have a lot of things that really work here... especially fanning out the paper (which someone writing a story would probably square up instead)- great exposure, great contrast, well lit hand. Very nice shot.

Collecting Pollen & 1st Bloom
by Carlo21

Comment:
nice capture. I know it's hard at this close of a shot/macro- but the 1st bloom that is being harvested is such a pretty one up close, I would have loved for the whole shot to be in focus. I don't know if that'd be possible to capture with a smaller aperture (maybe the shutter would have been to slow). It's a great capture though. Well done.

It's a new day
by phlover

Comment:
Great silhouettes and color. Not sure how you captured it, but I love the fact that the sky made a natural gradient for you from a deep strong blue to a light tropical blue. Very nice.

mid night in outmn
by sunil

Comment:
I'm not sure how MIDnight expresses "Begin"

In regards to the shot, it's a bit noisy and there focus is soft... there doesn't seem to be anything that demands my eyes' attention. If this was a handheld shot, a tripod could really help with the long exposure.

On a good note- I think the exposure itself is nice- you got a great silhouette of a tree- I just wish it was a sharper one. Keep trying, you're on the right track!