Small leaves
by judy_dalmer

Comment:
The phrase which jumped into my head when I viewed this image was ' well, which bit am I supposed to be looking at?' - the depth of field and yous selction of a bud in the midground is confusing. Either more dof or selecting a more prominent focal point would help.

Beginning of a beautiful relationship
by annttvldz

Comment:
This would be a nice family snap. However in a photography challenge it is sadly lacking in technique. The lighting is very harsh (guessing onboard flash), the pose is 'startling', and the dribbles down the shirt don't help. Sorry to be so brutal.

Spring Begins Again
by tjandjwsmith

Comment:
Depth of field really lets you down here. This needs to be 'sharp' for more than just the first millimeter or two. The border you have chosen only really shows itself against the yellow which makes it feel unbalanced.

In the beginning of concrete houses
by marvin

Comment:
The lighting on the day you chose to take this was dismal. With some nice early morning side light it might have been better.

Sprouting Ahead
by shazlin

Comment:
size matters !!!!

Full of Amino Goodness
by exbionic

Comment:
Nice play on the theme. Somehow the contrast feels a little low.

See_through
by atxcris

Comment:
Not exactly sure how this relates to 'beginning', but nice enough rendition of a theme used here many times before.

Just starting out...
by samtrundle

Comment:
The lighting feels very harsh

In the beginning there was life.
by liney

Comment:
Going for the 'ahhh' factor ;-)
This opportunity could have been exploited so much better, maybe 3 or 4 of these little gus lined up suckling from the bitch, in soft light maybe from a log fire ....
as it is we see a hand taking most of the frame, with acres of wasted space on the left. Harsh lighting doesn't help either.

I know that sounds brutal but with some more thought and application this had so much to offer and you wasted it.

Good Idea
by Glen King

Comment:
Yes I can see the link with the theme of the challenge, but there is little else to commend this image. There is no added 'WOW', nothing to make voters give it more than an average score. Now if you had a young couple coming out holding hands and gazing at each other, or something to tell a story that would be a different thing. As it is, its flat and one dimensional. Sorry to be so brutal.