Surf
by JPR

Comment:
Mmm... while I agree waves goes with the topic, the ones in this are a little on the wimpy side and the presence of the surfers ends up being distracting because of it. More background waves of a larger sort -- or even waves crashing over the boarding surfers' heads -- would have helped this impression. Also the extreme brightness of the shot really washes out the majority of the waves.

Bzzzzzzzzzz...
by Pep Ventosa

Comment:
I had to scroll my eyes over a great deal of bright and eye-catching colour before finding the bee, which doesn't help with the feel of 'sound'. A tighter focus on the bee or a less bright set of flowers or even some less bright lighting might have helped with this. The border is very distracting as is; either a solid one or none at all would have been preferable.

Am Radio
by connie

Comment:
I think it's almost as surprising someone still owns a radio of that sort as the folks who have phonographs. It works for the topic, but I'm not sure how I feel about the motion in the shot; on the one hand, I can see someone carrying the radio and doing a little dancing along, but on the other a crisper shot might have been preferable.

The contrast between everything but the radio parts is low, which along with the blur is somewhat distracting.

Loud Colors
by peggy

Comment:
I'd say "It's Mardi Gras!" except, of course, it can't be. However, I am curious what it is.

"Loud colours" is right. This photo is very busy and seems somewhat out of focus. I see the double-display of the challenge topic but the composition is sufficiently distracting that it's not a terribly attractive photo to me.

Recital
by tommy_t

Comment:
Paper megaphone? Interesting choice. It connects to the topic after a moment's thought. I like the tunnel-to-lips shot rather than some other depiction, much more interesting than a side shot or something similar would be.

must practise more?
by hughletheren

Comment:
*tilts head* How did you do this? Well, hopefully it'll be obvious post-challenge.

The problem for me with the concept of this photo is that as the trumpet is not currently being played, the fingers-in-ears thing is less of a good match. The basic concept is sound, it's the precise implementation that I'm not as keen on.

Loud!
by jodiecoston

Comment:
I'm not sure the arm:face ratio in this shot is the best choice, and I'm quite certain I would have preferred a darker background for more contrast between it and the skin. I see the relation to the topic but it wasn't an instant impact of 'sound', it took a moment to settle in.

Pop
by Alecia

Comment:
One whole balloon earlier, one already dead one now -- makes me REALLY want to see the stage in between in a motion capture. I like the shot anyhow; the falling motion is obvious as if the pop was recent, which helps with the challenge topic being met. Maybe too bright on the lighting on top -- it probably helped make a nice crisp shadow, so only 'maybe', but it's a little distracting.

Breaking
by indigo997

Comment:
I know it's hard to capture glass shots and not miss the glass, but that very bright background just makes it tougher to pick up; I would have liked more contrast.

With Bells On
by frisca

Comment:
Heh, I was wondering if I still had my old ankle bells but I couldn't find them. Nice choice IMO therefore. A slightly different pose with the feet further apart might have given a bit more emphasis to the concept of motion and therefore ringing but it's certainly not absent with the feet in the position they are, I'm just nitpicking.

I'm a little uncertain why you chose B&W for this as all the traditional dances I can think of involving bells are things that involve very colourful costumery; I don't think it would have distracted but rather helped. However, that rug might be colourful enough to prove me wrong.