strong photo! good contrast for that. i don't know if that was especially chosen but if so it was a good decision to have the girl wear black cloths. unfortunatley the photo is a bit blurred. more sharpness would be nice.
nice to see some expression of fear. Nice job expressing fear...the theme that many didn't express too well. I gave yours the highest rating of all. 9 Grayce
I like the darkness of this image...convey's the mood well, I think. Is she supposed to be being hit? I think it could have been interesting had you used a slightly longer shutter speed, and maybe gotten some motion blur in her hands moving up to that defensive position. It seems a little stiff as is, and I wonder if it's because she had to hold that pose on a sorta long exposure.