This image really works for me. I like how you framed the "big city" in the fencing and the deteriations of the fencing makes this image have a story. The b&w conversion really works here too. I'm finding more here than when I first viewed. Thanks for sharing.
Great juxtaposition of imagaes. The discrepency between where we choose to spend our money and where we should be spending it is very clear. I like your composition, too. Could be a little sharper.
Another favorite of mine for this challenge...great atmosphere created here. I can almost hear the kids and see them playing with sticks and rocks on the field. Great job.
Meets Challenge: 1 (field of dreams perhaps, but I don't see it really relating to this challenge's theme)
Lighting/Processing: 5 (the washed out sky is a bummer)
Composition: 6
Overall Impression: 4
"WOW" factor: 1
I like what you were thinking, I'm just not sure it works. The symmetry actually hurts here. It makes it too static an image. I'm not sure what else to recommend though. 5