shhh
by Mike

Comment:
I gave it a 6 - kind of the average between the "impact" score of 3 I would have given it based on originality and interest and the "technique" score of 9 I would have given it based on the lighting and processing. I think tanguera is right - it's very well done and just right for the challenge or for illustrating silence in another context.

naughty step
by Jutilda

Comment:
Bumped this to a 7 late but forgot to come back and comment. I love it. Resigned and repressed. Silence for the moment but the sound will be back - thankfully :) Should have finished higher, IMO

Silence descends upon Lake Alleyway
by Cory

Comment:
Excellent clarity and tonal range - nice lines and shapes, too. Voted earlier.

Calm Before the Storm
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
The colors seem overdone to me which is especially jarring given the challenge topic. Voted earlier.

by the majority
by bspurgeon

Comment:
She seems so lonely in contrast to all the others - they in the sunshine, she in the shadow, they laughing and chanting or cheering, she silent . . . Good feel for the challenge. Voted earlier.

Scream in Silence
by galatia_n

Comment:
Makes me cringe every time I look at it but it's an excellent capture. Are his skin tones a little red - or does that come from holding the breath? Voted earlier.

Falling asleep
by michelaudette

Comment:
Not at the wheel, I hope :) Nice the way everything fades off in the distance and the mist. Voted earlier.

sshhhhhh
by fngood83

Comment:
Tones are a little flat but I love the expression and pose - hat's great, too. Voted earlier.

suspended animation
by tanguera

Comment:
The shapes of the fabric remind me of wings - very graceful. Not so sure about the leg and foot - there's something about the harsher lighting, centered position and pronounced veins that contradict the mood of airiness and silence in the rest of the image and makes it not quite right for the challenge. Still a nice score from me. Voted earlier.

deathly silence
by grahamgator

Comment:
I had a similar entry - mine was a sunflower and lacked those marvelous web threads and the lovely curling shapes of your petals (it was a sunflower center so pretty heavy looking), but it was in sepia, too. This is what I was going for and didn't get. Feels very still and quiet to me. Voted earlier.