w/o input...
by phenom3030

Comment:
Nice DOF. Thanks also for NOT including the entire headphones in the frame, allowing the viewer's mind to 'fill in the rest'. Many others would have included it all, making it look more like a product shot. My only problem is that these mystery headphones could have been unplugged from a stereo system rather than an MP3/CD player, which could make this scene quite the opposite of silent. As you can see, it might raise more questions in the viewer's mind than the obvious conclusion you had hoped for. But hey, don't get me wrong, sometimes that's a GOOD thing! :)

Silence: Respect and Contemplate the Quietude of the Nature
by kuark

Comment:
Beautiful pastoral shot. Great composition and saturated colors. I really appreciate the fact that you've taken a more subtle approach to the silence theme than most, I'm just not sure that the picture without the aid of your title immediately brings 'silence' to my mind. Wish this challenge was for landscapes so I could have judged it higher. :)

"Peace and Quiet"
by johnnyd

Comment:
I like the composition and that there's a story behind the picture. Nice how woman's shadow leads you up to the child. Not the usual 'tape or index finger over the mouth' shot. Thanks for giving us something different and interesting to look at. :) I''m curious to see how this would look in B&W also.

...You Could Hear a Pin Drop
by scalvert

Comment:
Would love to have seen a closeup photo of this pin dropping/splashing in a spoon full of tomato soup just as it's about to be eaten by a handlebar moustached restaurant patron! Nice lighting streaming across photo. Shiny metal objects (pins) only pic up lighting/color from their surroundings, large white reflector would have helped bring out silver color of pin. Pin is black otherwise. Blur at tip shows good action, good choice of shutter speed.

Silent Sentries After the Wildfires
by boomer

Comment:
Really like how you composed pic with mountain peak converging in center frame. Too bad there wasn't a lone tree standing by itself at the top with less distracting trees throughout. Large tree on left seems to take some of the focus away from the peak. Good idea, but your models weren't willing. ;)

Be Quiet!
by mirdonamy

Comment:
Looks like hand is ghosted image due to movement/slow shutter speed. Good idea with edge lighting around head for separation from background, although it's been blown out into total white. Liked that one eye is hidden from view. Keep it up. :)

The Only Time She Is Silent
by thumper

Comment:
Ouch! You'd better hope your photo doesn't take top honors, or she might accidentally see it proudly displayed on the dpchallenge homepage!!! ;)

Wasting time silently in the library
by MadMountie

Comment:
Errrr. not sure if this picture/subject exists in reality, but it makes for a very cool abstract. Unfortunately it doesn't translate to "silence" for me. Keep it up. :)

If a tree falls in a forest...
by RichT8496

Comment:
A different idea and a great shot. Pencils got a little clumped/overlapped on left which made for a darker, more prominent area of the photo (not sure if that was intended, but it's competing for my attention with the fallen pencil). Other than that, very cool! :)

Field at Rest
by gingerbaker

Comment:
Interesting cool blue cast to photo. I assume it was added/left on purpose, although it seems to lessen the impact of the tress and fence posts against normally white snow. Still, it's different. :)