New Leaves, Spring Flowers
by banmorn

Comment:
Lovely, sharp refraction, great colour

Desolate
by movieman

Comment:
I like the shot VERY much, but there's nothing, no matter how long I search, that says "new" to me...?

My grandmother's hands
by GijaMini

Comment:
Other than being in the wrong challenge, the yellows are too strong and it would be nice if the focus were on the hands rather than her cuff. Nice idea and setup, though.

New way to greet a friend
by indianzfan

Comment:
Very cute candid, but rather stretching it for THIS challenge, no? :)

Break Through
by Mackaframmalamma

Comment:
I'm sure you're getting a lot of comments that we'd rather see more picture and less border. It looks intriguing, and I'd really like to see it better.

Natal Em Abril
by neislon

Comment:
Cute idea :) Light is very uneven... onboard flash?

New life budding
by Kelli

Comment:
The bright background overwhelms the bud.

ChromiumBlu
by lenox114

Comment:
The "thing" is a folding magnifier!
This one is miles above your first entry, so much that it doesn't even seem the work of the same person :)
For most shots this sparkly background would be distracting, but it ties in and highlights this one perfectly. I really enjoyed this entry; colour, clarity, lighting. The only thing maybe is the straightness and centering of it. My eye starts in the lower left and follows the chain up and around to travel left along the main part, so maybe if the lens part was shifted just a touch higher? It just seems TO ME that my eye would flow a little more smoothly along the sideways V that would create, rather than straight across. Does that make sense?
(Sheesh, you keep up progress at this rate you'll be ribonning next time!)

Against All Odds
by SamDoe1

Comment:
It lacks interest, mainly, I think, because of its centering. Cropping more from the left would encourage the eye to follow the sweep of the leaves toward the right. I'd try cropping about where that dark zigzag runs. Maybe a little fiddling with colour to reduce the yellows in the plant some and let the green pop more?

New Spring Growth
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Lovely hydrangea. It reminds me of a praying mantis, the way it's reaching out from the stalk. In this case I think the border works, as it keeps my eye from wandering off into the grey, and is small enough to be inobtrusive.