Morning Meditation
by ccraft

Comment:
Really nice idea, shot and composition. I wonder how the photo would look if the model was wearing something color-wise that set her apart from the wooden guardrails for greater contrast and separation. Perhaps B&W could have helped in that regard as well. Not a complaint really on a very good idea that captures the challenge theme and does so in a very artistic manner. Love the soft dreamy/painterly look to the landscape horizon. P.S. Oh, and thanks for NOT putting tape over her mouth. ;)

finally, a chance to rest
by MattOz

Comment:
Subject's silhouettes are lost in shadow of horizon. Can't make out anything below skyline. Not sure if it's my monitor or photographers that needs calibration! :)

... and all is quiet
by gisele

Comment:
Chopped off subject (lamp). Not sure what's going on here or if this has anything to do with silence in the photographer's mind, but it's sure lost me! :)

Say nothing
by deadbird

Comment:
Kinda spooky picture. Makes the viewer wonder, "What the heck?!?!" I'm not sure what your goal was here, but the face seems to be, well, FACELESS. Was that an accident or planned? Either way I like it's potential. NO SHIRT, NO SERVICE.... NO FACE, NO SOUND. Would have liked to see gray cloth on right turned to complete black. A little rim/bounce lighting on left side of head to help detail/outline of hair. Slight lighting/detail on face keeps it from going into total darkness, which is what I'd have liked. Now, if all of this is not what you intended, ignore everything I've just said! ;) Keept it up! :)

Finally, Some Peace and Quiet
by mcrael

Comment:
Not much to catch viewer's attention here. Really could use a focal point/subject. Treadmarks in sand/mud seem to be what's in focus here with your extremely shallow DOF. They seem to dirty up the landscape rather than serve a purpose (lead the eye to any point of interest in the picture or make/take an interesting angle(diagonal) or shape(curve, S-shape) in the sand/mud. Find a single set of treadmarks, get down lower, greater DOF, and reduce visual clutter as much as possible. Keep on clickin'! :)

The Ultimate Silence
by Prof_Fate

Comment:
Good idea. Wish the child was either looking toward camera or 3/4 pose looking off in thought. Lots of distracting elements in background. Shallow DOF would have helped to focus attention back to the subject of the shot, the boy and sign. Keep nearby tree on right out of frame, competes with vertical line of sign. A lower angle (child's height) might have worked well here, too. Liked your choice of B&W here, try and edit for greater contrast and impact. Keep it up! :)

Silent Voices
by BurgyBoy

Comment:
The subject of the shot are the headstones, so the trees at the top are distracting from that goal, crop 'em. With only the headstones now left, my attention is drawn to the grave with the flowers, but it's too far away to actually be the subject. You could either shoot that in the foreground, leaving the non-decorated headstones as background, or just shoot all non-decorated headstones with no emphasis on any of theme. Right now there's nothing special about the closest headstone which might have been your focal point. B&W could also help with the overall mood you're trying to capture. Just my opinion, it's free, so it for what's it's worth. ;)

No Rumble No More
by Lenice

Comment:
Nice shot and cool sepia tone. Yep, that car looks pretty much silent, alrighty! Would have liked to see some different composition/angles possibly. :)

The Arctic Fox and the Silent Prey
by vtruan

Comment:
Great shot for wildlife theme, but as for silence, just looking at the picture without your title would give me no clue as to anything having to do with silence. Judging only from the picture, I can only assume that the "silent prey" is the SNOW??? ;) There's really no evidence to say otherwise unfortunately. Don't get me wrong, it's a great action shot of an arctic fox, it's just not an image that you can say, "I get a feeling of quiet/silence from this photo," even if it were merely named "UNTITLED". Keep up the good work. :)

Silence
by JPR

Comment:
So YOU"RE the one they got the idea for that movie! ;) Nice work on the moth cutout, my only suggestion would be to use a black felt marker on the dark edges of the cutout to hide the white paper edge (bottom left of the moth's abdomen. Paper sculturists do this all the time to hid the color of the paper on the edges). Perhaps that's not the edge of the paper, but rather something you chose to include in the cutout? Either way, it makes the moth actually LOOK like it's a cutout rather than realistic, which the rest of the moth really has going for it. A small critique to be sure, but I think it would have added to the "mystique" and seamless look of a very cool photo. :)