The Light & Darkness
by Sonda

Comment:
Maybe not enough "beginning" without the title! like the composition, except for the lamp under the arch - was there a way to frame this so that you caught the light without the bulb in frame?

Anthropology
by GolferDDS

Comment:
Maybe not enough "beginning" without the title, though - more of an "end"! Hope that this is a specimen, not a victim. shallow DoF, focus on a particular area of the skull and gentler lighting might have added some more depth.

through mine own
by ericsuth

Comment:
Striking! Maybe not enough "beginning" , and a very shallow DoF without a strong focus point - not clear exactly what is intended. And some distracting reflections in the eyeball!

beginning of life
by boone

Comment:
buds a common theme, but an appropriate one. Maybe not the prettiest bud I have ever seen, and DoF is a little too shallow - could do with more clarity in the whole frame. Maybe try getting in a little closer, changing angles, maybe add another light to experiment?

The beginning of a new era
by sersal

Comment:
great technique. Maybe not enough "beginning" without the title, though - death and beginnings not being happy bedfellows!

...the world was an unwritten symphony.
by timboydwhite

Comment:
like the idea - maybe needs more contrast in the pages to become effective, though.

In the beginning of the spring, an almond tree
by pasaro

Comment:
seems a bit blurry - maybe try a bit more sharpening?

John W. Jones, Kind Caretaker
by ClickNSee

Comment:
Interesting story - but the interest largely comes from the words, not the image as a whole. Horizon is slanting. Background is distracting (too much detail behind trees)

Honor For One of Their Own
by SandyP

Comment:
I think that this is a good use of the US flag symbolism - I have said on some other images using the flag that "Without wishing to offend, the patriotic call implicit in the flag may switch off some non-US voters - very slightly cheapens the image for me as it feels as though the symbol is being used to evoke an emotive response that the picture would not otherwise demand." Here, I think that you have managed to combine it with a little more dignity and relevance than most.

However, I am not a fan of the selective desat - too much white here for a full desat to work, I think. Maybe a muted tone would have worked better?

Only the dead have seen the end of war - Plato
by mrmojo

Comment:
technically very good use of desat - normally a turn off for me when this bold, but this is better than most. Maybe losing a little too much detail in the top of frame.

Without wishing to offend, the patriotic call implicit in the flag may switch off some non-US voters - very slightly cheapens the image for me as it feels as though the symbol is being used to evoke an emotive response that the picture would not otherwise demand.