Brilliant capture. I really liek the contrast and high key aspect of his face and the back wall against the rest of the image. On eo fmy top picks of the challenge and bumping up to a 9.
Since the first soldier is cropped, I might suggest doing the same crop to the solider on the right which would frame the middle soldier well. Right now the photo feels a little unbalanced to me with most of the dark greens being on the left half of the shot. Score: 5.
I really like this image. It's very interesting since its not something I have seen before. There is a lot to look at. The young fella looks so scared to mess up. You wonder... is this something he WANTS to do or would he rather be out playing with the rest of the kids his age.
The white spots on the posterior of the gentleman facing away from the camera is distracting. I like the way the young guy is squeezed between the two fingures in front of him. It adds to the feel of the image.