First Thing In the Morning
by goofyjuls

Comment:
I'm a coffee fiend also. It's not morning without that first cuppa joe. I hope you don't mind if I offer some observations, some opinions.

I don't find the coffiee maker from this angle or view to be especially photogenic. And the things around it detract from it. I think the trivet might be the most photogenic thing in the picture, unless one starts taking abstracts of the coffeemaker. The controls with that lttle red light might, possibly be interesting... Or the bulbous white top and the cutout where the pot goes.

I am blessed by the fact that the flash on my camera always, without exception, and without equivocation completely ruins every shot. I turn it off. If there is not enough light I use a tripod. This shot would be improved considerably if natural light had been used.

I hope some of these ideas are helpful.

Simple Truth
by ebertdj

Comment:
About as truthful as the leaf on that apple is real. Truth is never simple - just easier to remember. Nice apple. The green of the leaf is the perfect complement.

Elevations
by metoecus

Comment:
The Prinz Prints. It fits the challenge, but photos of blueprints are really tough to make interesting; and this strikes me as no exception.

Helping Hand
by aznym

Comment:
Are we to understand that the youth is learning to play guitar? It really is a beautiful photo.

In the begining of the Egyptian history
by hossam

Comment:
It was actually toward the end of Egypt's great civilization. Ironically, these monuments, which celebrate the apex of Egyption civilization are sometimes believed to be the direct cause of their decline. Too many resources went into the building of the monuments, not enough into the building of the infrastructure and culture. In this sense the photo provides an interesting parallel with our time.

Post scoring edit:

OOPs apologies. I did not mean to lecture an Egyption on his own culture and history. I frequently imagine what will be the most durable monuments to man's existence on this planet fifty thousand years after he is gone. And the only item I'm pretty sure will remain is the pyramid. Anyway, thanks for taking a photo which made me think.

Message edited by author 2005-04-06 00:49:51.

Constructing the egg
by brad177

Comment:
This was the first one of this challenge to actually make me chuckle out loud. I see the blueprints call for an egg that is almost four inches across. How many of these would one use in a three egg omelet?

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

Comment:
To stave off harsh criticism, photo nothing of note. I like the rhythm of the blank pages, the harmonious colors. Okay, I'll give it a rest.

In the Beginning, Perfection Was Acheived.
by Physics_Guru

Comment:
I find the fender of the auto very distracting, and would have cropped it off without hesitation. Nice model, nice expression. And given the difficulties posed by lighting, it's well lit. The eaves and downspout still pose problems because they are the only places in the photo where high contrast exists and the eye is drawn from the subject to this place out at the edge of the photo...

In the Beginning of Fishers life as an Icelander in Iceland
by Arnarp

Comment:
I thought the first fishers arrived by boat.

De Fuse Lighting
by GeneralE

Comment:
A photographical pun! That's worht an extra point or two.