Weekly Competition #111 - Serenity Competition - Comments

Fortitude, patience, peace. The calm at the centre of the storm. The space we all aspire to, the space that feels like home wherever we are.


The place for discussions etc....


Martin.

posted on behalf of this weeks judge Alun.

8 entries and it has just begun. I all ready feel sorry for Alun. Good luck and may the force be with him.

Martin.

Beautiful entries so far.
Already a great competition.

I am still puzzled about the theme. Serenity is an absolutely new word for me. I may read the dictionary and the explanation, but I am still not sure what else it is besides calm water (weather) and sunset
So the forum is not only a place to learn photography, but also the language

I expect this is going to be a very popular competition! Serenity is a very broad theme.
Lol!

Serenity can mean absolute peace and quiet, a calmness in the mind or in a person's surroundings. It can also refer to a serene person, someone who is totally in control, calm and dignified and untouched by the outside world. Beautiful, restful and soft music can be said to be serene as can a religious painting by a great master.
I could go on but I'm sure you get the picture Aiki.
david

Thanks !
Thats the point ! I somehow realized, thet it must be VERY broad theme actually.

A bit like the character in your avatar. No problem winning this round then......

Martin.

I chose my Avatar because I would choose to resemble him, not because I am like him. No one who knows me would ever describe me as serene. However my wife does sometimes remark that I'm not in touch with the outside world.
As for winning this round - that's going to be a tough call for us all because the subject has already flushed out many good entries. I hope Alun doesn't have to be at work early on Monday morning.
david

Darn it! You've reminded me of a shot which would have been more relevant than the one I uploaded! Ah well, maybe the subject will come up again...

Your long boat in the rain was also serene Will.
david

I kept my fingers crossed for Davidtrout and Dr. Mhuni !

Mikew, congratulations - you have done excellent again !

Thank you Aiki - dogged determination won the day. It took a lot of time to work out what container to put the water in, then how to get the dark surface, then find a suitable leaf or flower that would expose OK. Red ones don't it seems and it was tricky to keep the surface tension on the edge of the leaf. Then as the wind blew the leaf all over the place I couldn't use a tripod and I had the blast away trying get something in focus and without any shake. It took some time.

Mike