Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by giantmike:
Sorry, but in my opinion, silence is the complete lack of sound, and thus this isn't meeting the challenge. This is a nice photo with good colors though.

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by lawrysimm:
The title sums it up. I'm getting absolutely no sense of sound from this. Only silence. Nice shot though, but I'll be knocking a couple of point off for my perceived DNMC.

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by figment:
I hear birds so it's not silent. Good image and imagination.

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by GBirchak:
Beautiful! I love where the clouds sit and how the eye falls to the focus of the tree. However, not sure if it applies to the challenge.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
by Luci11e

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Hi Lorie, welcome to the other side of the Critique Fence! i have a tendency to speak my mind, so I just hope there is something useful in here for you.

My initial take on this is that it is small, slightly red in hue, and a little blown out. Given that the average voter spends about five seconds looking at each shot, it needs to have a more positive initial impact.

Technically: It's nice and sharp, and you have a fine depth of field without going overboard with a really small aperture, so that's all fine. The problem you have (incidentally the same problem I had in 'bridges') is light, and basic editing. There are some very bright, almost blown areas, and some very dark areas. The eye is drawn to the light and your (theme) subjects are in the dark. The result is the kind of comment you have below.

Artistically: This is completely subjective, so take what you will! I am not a fan of the crop - it squeezes my vision vertically and feels slightly uncomfortable. In addition to that, your subjects are both right at the edges, so you can't get a feel for them at the same time. There is also no real 'story' here - the horses don't look close as if they are meeting or some such, it's all very geometric. The slight red hue to everything also makes your subjects blend in to the reddish fence. When there isn't a lot of colour contrast, I am often tempted to try converting to BW, and making it about contrast rather than colour.

PP: This could be sharper - I always do a little sharpening after the re-size (radius 0.5px, 70-80% max) to bring back the edge. You definitely need to fix the colours, either in RAW conversion or hue/sat (have you played with the hue bit in individual colour spaces? It is an eye-opener) - or go B&W. As for sorting the bright/dark problem, I haven't tried it yet but I suspect that Topaz Adjust will help - they do a free 30 day trial...

Happy hunting!

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by Donald:
Very clever but I see wondrous lines and great composition without that noise factor that I am looking for. If the tree falls in this photo will I be able to hear the crash? I like the composition and the off center placement of the tree. The three cloud spots make the photo fabulous as do the three protruding trunks. I'm not sure if I like or dislike the fact that you left so little dark surface at the bottom of your photo. I love it but can't hear a sound.

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by vawendy:
I'm sorry -- this doesn't convey sound, imo. It's more like the absence of sound. (not voting right now)

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by Virginia Leone:
This conveys the opposite to me.

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by Reedman18:
Seems pretty quiet here?

Turn up the Silence
by Luci11e

Comment by Kathy:
Beautiful picture, but too obscure to the Challenge.