Rainbow Comet
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Interesting idea to focus on a small section of light and not necessarily the object itself. I wonder if a long exposure and a moving light source would look interesting or like a disastrous mess.

Day 1: Baseline
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Neat plant... I like how the tips are a different color. The lighting looks like it wasn't really on your side with this one since you have that darker section in the middle, but I do like the backlighting which helps to bring out the fresh green colors. I don't have any fancy reflectors, but I have used a sheet of aluminum foil wrapped around something to help reflect light back on my subject sometimes. Maybe something like that would help to brighten up that middle spot here? Great start to the challenge.. looking forward to more! :)

Old Flower - Day 1
by slaakso

Comment:
These puffball seeds are so fun! I like how you captured the green stem, the puffball, and the dead part of another flower that's already been blown away showing many parts of the life cycle of this flower. The lighting on this one seems a bit harsh like you used a flash? Anyway, thanks for reminding me that I have some old seed pods tucked away somewhere that would be great for this macro challenge!

Day 01 - Onion
by hajeka

Comment:
Nice shot! Love the diagonal lines and how the middle seems almost transparent. I wonder if you could backlight this if you had a thin enough sliver. I'm not a fan of the smell or taste of a raw onion, but just goes to show that it does have some redeeming qualities!

Day 1: Falling sugar crystals
by johst582

Comment:
WOW! Now that's a macro! This is one of the things I love most about macro photography... being able to see the details in everyday objects that I would normally not be able to. The processing is wonderful, and thanks for sharing that in your notes. Great start to the month! :)

talk - day 1 macro
by scwalsh

Comment:
Nice shot. Lots of details you can see that you probably overlook every day. If the buttons light up, I wonder if a night version of this would be interesting?

Where's my stick?
by rmezzo

Comment:
I love how the water frames the top and bottom of the shot, and the ice at the bottom gives an extra splash of texture. It probably wasn't easy to get the pup to stand so nicely, but I wish s/he had moved over a bit so that the rock wasn't coming out of his/her side.

Class of 08
by davemce

Comment:
Cute pup and nice pose! I feel like an adjustment to the levels to bring the darks out a bit more would help to give a little more depth and definition to this shot.

Benji
by joynim

Comment:
What a cutie! I think taking this from a tad higher angle would have been helpful in having the top of Benji's head be in front of the darker background.

March Macro - Day 1
by SDW

Comment:
I think one of the neatest things about a butterfly is the curly proboscis that they use to sip nectar with. For some reason, it just makes me smile. :) The ragged wing edges seems to indicate a rough life for this little guy, which makes him an interesting subject for the shot. Hajeka mentioned the possibility of a square crop, and I wonder if tilting this a little to the left would work too, to make the line of his body go more diagonally across the shot. Great start to the month! :)