Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by ThingFish:
Your idea is good and fits the title. The shot is simple but quite effective to convey the idea behind your title but in itself does not convey a feeling of silence. Whilst the pin is positioned perfectly in the frame there is too much empty space at the bottom and on the right and the image would benefit if cropped a little tighter. Maybe an inch and a half of the bottom and off the right hand side. 4

The Discovery of Beauty
by Paul

Comment by Rmac:
Very impressive,wonderful tones.

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by Nathanael_G:
Very clever! :D Composition is great, and the colors are perfect. Great job!

_Nathanael

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by JMart:
I love the anticipatory silence this image creates. I would have been tempted to crop out the bottom smudges and perhaps use a 2x3 portrait with the pin centered. Having the green ball just off center makes it feel a bit off balance to me. The sharpness of the pin's tip is fantastic and it looks like you're really dropping it (over and over and over... :)

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by briantammy:
good: i like that the pin shows movement. and the sharp (in focus) point. the background gradient is nice.

bad: lighting is flat and boring, composition is bleh. not much else very interesting.

Dead Wood & Water
by Paul

Comment by vawendy:
very, very nice tree, however, the background seems too busy. There's not enough contrast between the tree and the background to make it stand out enough so it gets a little lost in the photo

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by pastortimmr:
Great idea. I would have loved to see the whole pin in focus.

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by Haneck:
Interesting use of depth of field... I think I like it!

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by Atrocitybean:
The Idea is clever but a lot of negative space

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment by Adamsw216:
I like that you can tell where the ground is and the super shallow DOF definitely works with the image. But I feel that the part of the pin that is out of focus is a little jarring, in a sense. I realize the possible difficulty of trying to get a pin to fall within a shallow DOF, but still, I think it might have been interesting to try.