splash!
by dino1899

Comment:
I hate to get bumped up on a technicality. Congratulations anyhow for a great shot and for being so well received by the voters on your first challenge. I look forward to seeing what you come up with in the future.

d e p r i v a t i o n
by nixter

Comment:
WAY under rated imho! It looks like you got judged based on how many people had similar ideas rather than how well you created and executed this version (in a half hour lol).

The day is like wide water
by dahkota

Comment:
A bit under rated imho. Despite my suggestions below I gave this an 8 for the magnificently eerie haunting feel you created with the IR. The Stevens poem is awesome and now I'm inspired to read some of his other works. Thanks!

Ellipsis...
by lej

Comment:
Congratulations on your first challenge. Great combination of simplicity and imagination in this shot and I look forward to seeing what you come up with in the future.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh
by aKiwi

Comment:
Congratulations on a very effective shot. I was hopping to see this on the front page or at least in the top ten, so I'm a little shocked to see it here in the 5 range. I know there were other finger to lips shots, but this one really stands out compositionally imho and I'm a little disappointed DPCers didn't score it better.

Silenced By The Light
by benfica

Comment:

Originally posted by kevip6: This was one of my top two, I really don't get the results in this challenge. This is a great shot that fits the challenge better then most others and is technically excellent. You (and many others in this chanenge) were robbed!

I agree. I was expecting to see this on the front page today and am a little disappointed with DPCers for giving this a sub 6 score. Hope you'll keep your awesome out of the box creativity going in the future.

ETA:

Originally posted by benfica: I was going for a sci-fi silence. I guess not everyone got it. thank you all for the comments

Yes, it gave me the feel of a trial on planet Crypton right away :)

Message edited by author 2009-02-04 18:57:16.

Put a cork in it!
by PaulE

Comment:

Originally posted by sempermarine: Great shot. Very underrated in my opinion.

I second that comment. This shot meets the challenge, is well done, and it made me laugh. Oh well, there's no accounting for DPC scores sometimes.

Unplugged
by CJinCA

Comment:
Nice concept and execution. It seems slightly oversharpened from the jaggies on the headphones. I like the overall composition with some interesting lines/curves to follow around.

Deep Silence
by tigmo

Comment:
Ah, just a magnificent photo. Honestly, a place like this makes me think of wind sounds. Still, with such a beautiful composition, I'll assume it's a really calm day ;)

Silence Interrupted
by Paul

Comment:
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... :)