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The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence
Ivo


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Challenge: Zen Photography II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Bitterly cold mountain stream.
Date: Jun 21, 2009
Aperture: f22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2s
Galleries: Emotive, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jun 21, 2009

 fro-ZEN

Ahh, what the heck. This was my father's day present, a chance to snap off a few shots from shore with my new wireless transmitter.

Well, hope this does somewhat okay. Glad none of my kids drowned while I was barking at them to stay the heck back from the water's edge.

Oh yeah, peeeeeaace, caaaalllllm.

lol.

Post comment: I'm really chuckledby the comments made reagrding the noise in the background. I guess there are only a few that have ever fallen asleep to the sound of thunder or the crashing waves of the shore. To me, the sound of water silences all else. That is zen IMO.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 146
Avg (all users): 6.0956
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.9831
Avg (non-participants): 6.1818
Views since voting: 917
Views during voting: 284
Votes: 136
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/03/2009 11:52:28 PM
the perspective makes the human figure dwarfed by the power of nature, very cool shot. I have this lens and am surprised to not see distortion!
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 06/29/2009 12:53:21 AM
Radical zen. Why not.
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 06/29/2009 12:12:51 AM
Congrats. I loved this shot during voting and am honored that you finished right next to my shot.
Love your info on all the chaos happening during the shooting.

PS: one of the things that I most valued from design classes was making sure that you have the "popping" color in three places (minimum of) to make the eye pop from spot to spot. The gorgeous orange did that beautifully in your gem.

Message edited by author 2009-06-29 00:14:47.
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 06/29/2009 12:11:50 AM
arrgh!! underrated my man. This is a great shot! suits the challenge very well. Still a 10!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/28/2009 09:30:54 PM
Seems kinda loud to me.
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 06/28/2009 08:50:05 PM
feet in the stream
at the head of the falls
feel bottom
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 06/28/2009 07:47:35 PM
There's something about this that looks fake.....maybe the way the white water is? I can't quite put my finger on it, but to me it looks fake, sorry. Perhaps it's the way you edited the water.
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 06/28/2009 04:43:31 PM
I'm betting in realty this was a noisy place.....6
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 06/24/2009 06:46:02 PM
wish the fellow was further into the image.....almost didn't see him
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 06/24/2009 08:15:30 AM
I like the human element in this photo. 7
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 06/23/2009 10:20:09 PM
wow ! this is very impactful for a Zen shot and I totally dig it. The use of slow SS is excellent. composition is excellent. The whites are very well controlled. I'd love to be there. 2nd 10
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 06/23/2009 03:45:22 PM
The water seems so chaotic. Almost as if it was reaching out to grab something.
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 06/23/2009 03:34:45 PM
Holy Cow, that's pretty damn cool!
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 06/23/2009 11:43:57 AM
Troubled waters, the opposite of zen IMHO. Great picture though.
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 06/22/2009 10:36:04 PM
I would love to be in that place! Wonderful image! 8
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 06/22/2009 09:46:14 PM
Absolutely amazing shot. And ya know the title fits perfectly. Gorgeous.
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 06/22/2009 05:52:24 PM
How did you get your model to hold so still? "The deafening Sound of Silence."

Nicely composed.
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 06/22/2009 10:17:39 AM
the man is just a little over edited for my taste, but it's still an excellent shot.
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 06/22/2009 09:00:22 AM
The water looks almost like a flower--very interesting
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 06/22/2009 04:11:49 AM
I like the image a lot. I hope it doesn't suffer from those who would discriminate against noise. Really unique combo of silk water and still man. Well done. 8
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 06/22/2009 02:06:29 AM
Very nice concept, but it actually looks very loud to me.........
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