Tiger in Water 1
by sukuriant

Comment:
Cool .. that is really sharp .. I wonder what would happen if the exposure was long enough to fog the water ..

Message edited by author 2006-06-27 13:13:48.

A desolated beach... just the way we like it.
by Tygerr

Comment:
Eeps - didn't mean to come across as the grammar police here.
I wanted to post the link to the discussion we had at thread

and a similar one at here.

And just to summarize - from both those threads - the thesaurus gives you synonyms not meanings (they're not the same). So if you pick one of those synonyms like solitary or empty (which are already contradictions) - you're satisfying a different word. (I do sound like the grammar police don't I ?). Anyway - that's probably why the emotional impact of desolation isn't there.

The first thread describes how some people vote based on photographic merit (because they want to improve their photos) and others focus on emotional impact (to improve their art) and how we need both.

Thanks for taking the criticism constructively. I'd rather be one of those people who tells you what they think and the score they gave so we can talk about it than snipe you with low scores with no comment or a good comment :)

Good luck on future challenges.

Edit: removed the quote - too darn big ..

Message edited by author 2006-06-27 11:36:52.

One year later - "Why is daddy still gone?"
by timfythetoo

Comment:
ahh.. I missed the watch while voting!

Solitary
by whiteroom

Comment:
Ahh .. that explains the PM :). You keyed off the synonyms instead of the word. For example: empty is not the same as solitary or ruined or desert. They are meant to approximate desolate not replace it. If you were going for solitary and bleak you nailed it. Hoep that helps.

And yes I know this isn't a grammar site so I'm sorry we don't think about it the same way. Sorry. Gorgeous image though...

Daddy Didn't Visit....Again
by neenee1999

Comment:
Wonderful capture of the essence of desolation 10

Lost
by jdannels

Comment:
I love this . 10

A desolated beach... just the way we like it.
by Tygerr

Comment:
You mean deserted don't you ? Desolated implies misery...3 (sorry).

On The Mountain
by Troutbear

Comment:
Solitude .. not desolation - there is no connotation of misery. Wonderful view though. 4

"Will Work 4 Challenge Points!"
by 777STAN

Comment:
funny .. but the image doesn't convey desolation. 4

Solitary
by whiteroom

Comment:
Solitary isn't the same as desolate. Excellent shot and good DOF though. 4