My daughter was making pictures in the dirt outside when she took some time to pose for me, just as I snaped the photo a hair blew into her eye. Thought it it fit this challenge, she was just deveistated. A hair tie saved the day so she could return to her art.
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What a wonderful shot. Such emotion and such wonderful composition. I love the B&W treatment as well.
The first thing I did think when I saw it was someone's little girl after she was done playing and they caught her rubbing her eyes, perfect! Then I read your comments and I was close! ;) I use my children a lot as well.
I love the feel of this shot, the dirty little girl, the feeling of being alone and lost, the dirty dress everything. The only things that give me just a touch of concern are one, the focus. Could be just a touch, a tiny smidge sharper to really bring out the edges of the shot and two the lack of definate black/white spots, it seems to be a lot of gray, and some of them are really blending. Either adjusting the levels just a touch or adding a bit of brightness/contrast to make it pop just a touch more would really put this one over the top for me. I didn't get a chance to vote in this challenge, but if I had this would have gotten a 7 or 8 from me, with the adjustments a 9 or 10.
If you take my suggestions and rework this shot I would love to see the results.
Good luck in future challenges and I hope my comments help.
Wow, congratulations! A very striking photo, seems very genuine... great processing too. This is the picture of desolation but your score is jubilation ;-)
This is truly a captivating image. The child's expression and the way she looks are perfect for your interpretation of the challenge theme. Very well done, and I do hope you do well.
Awwwwww. How sad! Nice photo for this challenge. It does raise a desolate feeling in my heart even thinking about a beautiful little girl like her being abandoned.
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