day 6 - the ant and the grasshopper
by rachelellen

Comment:

This is truly a wonderful piece of work. The contrast is excellent and the layout is perfect. All the elements work together. This is one of those rare occasions where the title does not force it's way into a shot, but rather makes you say: "Aha, I get it."

Very nice.

Still waiting on a picture of the house though..

day 5 - recycled picture, happy day!
by rachelellen

Comment:

Rachel!
THAT is the best news I've heard in a while!

Congratulations. I remember the story well, and was even telling my wife about it as we came across one of your pics last week. I wondered how things were going, so this is just wonderful!

This was a meaningful picture back in July, and it's even more meaningful today. You can stop trying to not get your hopes up now.

How long til we get a shot of the house now?

Pod view 2
by Melethia

Comment:

I bet you could find a stand-in cat in Kuwait.

Anyway, you are somewhere unique doing something (?) special, and building memories. Sounds like the perfect setting for a slice of life.

...Even if it is all one dull, flat, boring color.

Club Silvestre
by BAMartin

Comment:

Glad to see you even if you don't have time for this one. You're always welcome, whenever you can post. That's what makes the DPC community so great.
BTW, I love the colors and shadows in this shot. It feels like the southwest.

Day 5
by thomaspeople

Comment:

Originally posted by rachelellen: Very, very nice. I'll be you saved a bundle on her senior pictures.

Sadly, no. Her school required the students to go to their designated photographer. And since Nicole is a senior, she needed multiple shots for the year-book. We're out exactly $100, and we have only a book of proofs. If we want actual prints, we have to really dig deep.

I'm in the wrong business...

Oct04: Coffee Break
by citymars

Comment:

Yes, either mid chew, or performance face art...

A really good candid capture.

Washed Dishes Day 3
by riversong

Comment:

I wanna know what you cooked for dinner that used a cookie sheet and a colander? And then there's that cool spatula and the big spoon...

(It's getting close to dinner time. I'm not thinking clearly.)

day 5: pond
by ErinM

Comment:

Charlie, joynim is right. The ducks really make this shot.

And what's wrong with prepositions? I think they get a bad rap, just like dangling participles. (You need your participles to dangle from time to time.) Besides, the sentence without your lovely phrases would read like this:

"I took kids to school then walked. It was nice."

Your's was much better. :)

Day 4: I'd like you to meet my sister
by cgino

Comment:

That is one cool lens....Now I need a wide angle.

OR

Those are some seriously messed up cats. Do you live near Roswell?

Symbolic of Life
by karmat

Comment:

Good idea and very well shot. you have a good eye for composition.