Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by _Io_:
Whilst the title is evocative, the photo doesn't carry on the sentiment. A slight clockwise rotate to straighten up the verticals would have helped.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by Crisik:
i understand the concept of religion as the darkness but the picture itself seems neither dark, nor very interesting...

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by ubique:
Bet you're getting hammered! I understand your point, but your execution of it is not as strong as it might have been in my view. This scene is too sparse to have much interest for the viewer. Sure there's the "dark spire and heavens" metaphor, but it's a bit thin. There are much richer and darker images of religion available that might have made your point with more force. But you do get marks for bravery. 6

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by yeoua:
Not very appealing. If you are talking about destructive forces... maybe you should have waited for a storm so that the clouds can be forboding and evil to push the image in that direction, rather than relying on the title.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by 3DsArcher:
One of the great ironies isn't it. Love your fellow man but kill him if he follows another religion. It's going to be real interesting to see how this scores. I hope your title doesn't hurt the votes you are recieving.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by neophyte:
Unclear and the political title doesn't help.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by muggle_girl:
I really like your caption for this photo, as it's very true. Like the photo too.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by mhommel:
To hell with the picture, I gave you a 10 for the title. Art is about free expression with the caveat that one must consider the best interest of their models if photographing people IMHO. In this case I say way to go. The challenge said what does darkness mean to you (the artist).

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by taterbug:
I think this has the potential for a good image, but in this case, focus seems a little off and the sky is pretty bland to me. Perhaps some post processing could help the cause. I do think the border you've used in this case is complimentary to the photo.

Religion - one of the most destructive forces in the world
by spook

Comment by jmlelii:
I dont think you can pass religion off as being dark or destructive because its really a matter of opinion, not a matter of fact.