s e r e n i t y
by phreak

Comment:
Any landscape photo omitting a human element could as easily be "sold" as representing "silence". I just don't think that it is in the spirit of the challenge. Sorry.

Btw I should say I have made this comment (or a variation on the theme) on every landscape (there are so many of them) that I could.

All that aside it is a really nice image - with a simple but effective composition.

Nostalgia
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
It is the swing in the piccture that really represents silence to me - yet it is barely noticeable as a result of the sheer size of that gorgeous tree. Still a nice image. I like it

You have the right to remain silent.
by limerick

Comment:
A great concept. The right to silence is so obvious (now) & yet you have communicated it beautifully.

the practice of silence and tranquility
by njsabs

Comment:
I think this image captures a sense of personal reflection (the spiritual kind not the water). But I also think that the same effect could have been achieved with a closer crop (perhaps omitting some of the trees).

Tombstone Necktie 1884
by tfarrell23

Comment:
Someone once said that "assassination is the most extreme form of censorship" - I guess this image fits in with that theme. I might be wrong but there does seem to be a bit of a blown highlight on the left side of the noose. Nice concept though - original but germane to the theme.

Prayer
by manic35

Comment:
The lighting in this image is first class & the solemnity of the location conveys silence beautifully.

A world without children...
by SD6

Comment:
I like the images that have attempted to convey the sense of silence - not by what is included in the image but by what is excluded. I think this image does this really well. A tighter crop - with just the horse and the seat might also have been as effective. Well done.

Winter Berth
by Hipychik

Comment:
Beautiful image. I like what this image represents - the absence of water screams "silence" to me in a very clever, subtle way (can you subtly scream??).

It is what is not in the image that so cleverly elevates this image out of the run of the mill.

Quiet Hours
by WeJay

Comment:
IMHO this image (as beautiful as it is) does not strictly represent "silence" per se. I feel as though it is a very well composed landscape - that could easily fit more comfortably into a dozen other catagories. I note however, have found that my voting in this challenge has tended to be skewed towards clever and interesting "concepts" more than the quality of the images themselves.

Ellipsis...
by lej

Comment:
Very nice image. I did find the holes (?) in the wall to be slightly distracting (they almost look like full stops to the unspoken exhortation for silence)