Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by Kavey:
This says "silence" to me - a stage or studio at rest, waiting for the singer to bring it alive. Nice lighting, composition nad shadows.
6, Kavey

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by courtenay27:
Good example of simplicity winning out over complexity. It's just a microphone but with the the spot lighting there is a great sense of anticipation. Excellent touch leaving the left of the frame open and seeming to invite the performer to the microphone. My eyes and brain keep looking to the left expecting someone to walk in and start singing! Well done.
Score: 10
Courtenay

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by Wooly:
Great...The lone mic begs the viewer ask 'where's the performer?'....

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by Froober:
Great use of negative space...love the simplicity of this. 9 Lisa

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by hypoStiller:
Sometimes art is what the viewer brings to it, which may or may not coincide with the artist's intention. To me, this picture could be cover art for the movie "Lenny," a biopic about the late Lenny Bruce, seminal standup comedian "who broke boundaries of language and subject matter by questioning hypocrisy and telling it hilariously like he saw it" (Amazon summary). His story is comedy with a tragic lining, as it ended in a morphine overdose. Much of his career was a joyous but frenzied rebellion against censorship. For these two reasons, the abandoned microphone represents (to me) a poignant homage. Since our culture reads left-to-right, the microphone̢۪s placement invites the eye and emphasizes the negative space to its left -- a void aching for a voice. This photo both meets the challenge and moves me emotionally. 10

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by Jacko:
Nice use of negative space. I like it. 8

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by karmat:
Very nice work. Enough light on the mike to show details but not so much tha there is a lot of reflection. karmat

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by floyd:
Great shot. Could perhaps have used a tny bit more light. 9 - floyd

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by sulamk:
Composition: I like your composition and lighting if I was nitpicking I would say that it has to much empy space on the left but you would have to be careful as if it moved to much to the centre it would lose its impact 8
Lighting: 6,
Appeal7 Total Rating 8 Sulamk

Silence
by jkiolbasa

Comment by MrEzLivin:
As a former Roadie this one speaks to me, "After the show Silance" very eye catching.