The Silent Surfer
by funny pie

Comment:
A little too much movement in the ocean to truly be a quiet photo. Very pretty, however.

Finished
by rjkstesch

Comment:
A very pretty photo, and the subject matter is very minimal. However, there is just too much there, too many leaves, too much graininess in the boards, for it to be truely a quiet photo. It is very pretty though!

Floating
by cloudsme

Comment:
Although the subject is at rest, and the subject is minimal in the overall photo, the business that the light creates in the water disturbs the overall attempt at a quiet photo.

Silent Landing
by Steveinnz

Comment:
Although this photo is simple, the subject is minimal overall, the movement of the water is a bit distracting to the overall attempt at stillness.

Absolute stillness
by json

Comment:
I think this is a very nice shot, however, to my eye, although the water is calm and still, there is too much going on here that distracts my eye from the calm parts. The rocks are craggy, teh small dirt mound in the middle distracts, as does the grass to the left side of the photo. A nice photo, but just not quite there.

The Leaf
by muckpond

Comment:
Very nice tone in this one, although I don't get a sense of serenity when I look at it. At least, not to a great degree. It is a nice shot though!

Silent Whisper
by rubienne

Comment:
Although the minimal tonal qualities of this is an excellant attempt at meeting the challenge, I found the business of the leaf to disturb it's calmness. Just a bit, but enough that I didn't vote this as high as I'd like.

floating
by margiemu

Comment:
A nice concept, but it's calmness appears to be interrupted by the movement of the water.

in harmony
by goc

Comment:
Very nice use of minimal color, I like the way that it starts at the top in a brighter blue sky, moving downward into tones of grays, with the blue picked up in the float. If the water had appeared a little more calm, I would have scored this higher.

One quiet day in july.......
by ivarg

Comment:
A very pretty shot, definately displays some calm, but there is just too much going on here, the land, the building, the trees, the mountains, the clouds, the rock in the middle of the water, all just makes it overall too busy.