Photo Comp - October - "Tranquility"

[RiK]

A well deserved winner by a huge margin, Defsdoor has chosen October's theme of 'tranquility'.

Usual rules apply.

Shortlist: Witewulf


Madhippo


BassHead


The Caffeine Kid
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GoatFoam


Voting will close at 10pm on Saturday 31st Oct (GMT)

[Space Cowboy]

Ahh, I might actually have a go at this one. It has been a while since I ventured out with the camera.

[MadHippo]

Thought I would enter this one as I have just the picture..

"Over the hills and far away" - from our honeymoon near Loch Ness.

[piku]

Taken exactly here

[Truder]

So, here's my entry.

Now please don't consider this as morbid or depressing although it may be controversial but here's why I submit this.

I believe this photo to be at the very least, peaceful. It's a place where we remember our family and friends, a place where we remember what has been achieved in the lifetime that these people have experienced and now a place for their bodies to rest. It allows us to reflect upon the past and is now a place that remains undisturbed and as a result, can be a place of tranquillity.

Every time I look upon the graves of my family and friends, I always remember what was or even is good in the lives that they lived and in our own lives. I hope it instils the same thoughts and emotions that I feel for this photo.

Even if this photo doesn't achieve the expectations of 'looking good' I believe this is more of a photo that inspires what tranquillity really means.

Thanks for looking and I hope it also brings creative inspiration to others also.

The photo was taken of my Grandparents grave in the North Bierley Cemetery, Bradford.

[Xstreme]

Wind farms off the coast of Wales on what was one of the wettest, bleak days I've seen for a while.

[grue]

Wind farms off the coast of Wales on what was one of the wettest, bleak days I've seen for a while.

That doesn't transmit tranquility to me.

Mommy...

[BassHead]

@OnlyIntruder: Nothing wrong with your subject as far as I can see. I was planning a different take on the same subject, though I might try to think of something different now.

That doesn't transmit tranquillity to me.

Mommy...

I was going to say the same thing I like the photo, but I think it should have been saved until the theme was Post-Nuclear Holocaust Still, it's all subjective I guess.

[Xstreme]

That doesn't transmit tranquility to me.

Mommy...

I think it was the fact that despite the torrential rain and black clouds the sea was amazingly calm like a huge pond. The wind turbines on the horizon looked stark and lonely.

[grue]

That doesn't transmit tranquility to me.

Mommy...

I think it was the fact that despite the torrential rain and black clouds the sea was amazingly calm like a huge pond. The wind turbines on the horizon looked stark and lonely.

Right... And here I was thinking it was a field with phone posts or something.

Amazing photo indeed, but it urges me to get away screaming just before Cthulhu surfaces.

[Meow]

[tufty]

This one should probably be saved for "Look mom, I'm shitting rainbows", but hey.

[The Caffeine Kid]

This is a lake (Winterset) a few miles from where we live that has a nice two mile walk around it. Very peaceful and calming, even on a chilly day.

[moosedude]

[PinkFearie]

One from todays wedding

I had the pleasure of cuddling him & playing with him this morning. He finally dropped asleep to Wigan Pier and was out for at least a hour.