This is a gorgeous shot and one you should be proud of for your first shot. For the future, it helps to know that the "challenge subject" is taken pretty seriously here, which is why you didn't score higher (he looks to sweet it be in despair). I hope you will continue with the challenges though - you have a wonderful eye, and the image is beautiful.
Wow! What a serious, wrinkly little guy! His squeezed eyes and pursed mouth really speak of despair. I hope that's just his normal expression for now, and not an indicator of actual trouble. Intense photo. The tight cropping really enhances it all.
I, unlike other's in this challenge, do think that babies can and do feel despair. I don't however see it here...sorry. I fail to understand the title also...could he really already be in "big trouble"...I just don't get it. It is an okay picture of a newborn though.
I think this is an excellent photo although it doesn't communicate despair to me. It does communicate many other things. Great job. I wish i didn't have to mark it lower for the topic.
Technically a very good shot, but I can't understand how such a beautiful little creature can instil a sense of despair (Guess you have to be a parent). Still I believe that based on technical quality alone the shot deserves at least an eight, I decided to deduct two points for the challenge- 6.