The Gathering
by jmsetzler

Comment by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by briphoto: What WERE you thinking? Hey John, the plant life doesn't appear till day three, so it really dilutes the message to leave it.

Ummm... this is they 'day three' photo in the series :)

The Gathering
by jmsetzler

Comment by briphoto:
What WERE you thinking? Hey John, the plant life doesn't appear till day three, so it really dilutes the message to leave it.

Silence
by jmsetzler

Comment by TooCool:
Gorgeous. But doesn't say silence to me. White noise is more like it... Or the sound of a heavy rain, but not silence. One of my favorite of the challenge but my score for it won't show it unfortunately...
TC

The Crossing
by jmsetzler

Comment by kellian:
This photo is beautiful. I don't see design or engineering, but it's gorgeous! I especially love how crisp and bright the subjects are. Great shot! I wonder if this is the same photographer who entered the Gathering in the last challenge... I didn't score it a 10 because it seemed off topic to me.

Silence
by jmsetzler

Comment by hgpayne:
I've never known a waterfall to be quiet. Nice photo though.

Silence
by jmsetzler

Comment by Kainnon:
Beautiful. Simply Beautiful.

The Crossing
by jmsetzler

Comment by drydoc:
Nice rich back and white image. Did you give any consideration to cropping this right at the top edge of the falls and labeling it,"Walking on water."?! Sorry. I need a hobby. BOL

The Gathering
by jmsetzler

Comment by ScottK:

Originally posted by jmsetzler: Originally posted by ScottK: I suspect John is engaging in a bit of protest and/or rebellion. Time will tell... :) There is no protest or rebellion. I had decided to not post at all but I changed my mind and decided to post whatever I have been working on. I don't go out and shoot for challenges anymore, so I just submit something I have when challenge time comes around. I thought I might be able to get some amount of feedback that was useful, even though the photo doesn't meet the challenge. There are a handful of people that seem to be irritated because I have done this but there are only two or three so I may continue to do it. There is nothing in it for me other than some possible feedback. The scores I get on these are definitely below my challenge average. Scores are just numbers though :) Cheers :)

That's cool. I stand corrected. :)

I just thought there might be some hidden "statement" about thinking outside the bonds of a challenge or something along those lines. Memories of some previous threads you've started to spur discussion...

I will say I don't really understand the point of purposefully entering the challenges with no intent to meet them. It seems a bit of an aggressive display (passively, at any rate) against the site, or maybe the community. I'm not saying your intent is or isn't, just an observation. On the other hand, I do understand moving beyond the "bondage" of challenges in choosing what to shoot week to week.

BTW, I do like this shot, and the concept you're going for with the series. I've been trying to come up with creative depictions of biblical and spiritual topics as well, but haven't gotten too far yet. If you're going for each shot representing a day, then I would suggest that the twig stay - in fact, a shaft of light on the twig would have been very cool, indicating a blessing on the creation - it was good. Just a thought. I hope to see the final series when you're done.

Silence
by jmsetzler

Comment by steventhewriter:
This is a beautiful landscape shot but it really doesn't convey silence to me, probably because waterfalls normally aren't silent ; P

Silence
by jmsetzler

Comment by GoldBerry:
Very nice photo, fits challenge well, but really has been done a thousand times over.5.