Glad to see you're experimenting with back lighting. Your foreflash is a little on the hard shadow side. Also the subject usually is more pleasing if not put into the dead center of your shot. 5 -danny
This is a very interesting image and fits the challenge with its title (which could be tightened a bit and maybe applied to the image later on) color, good, lighting very nice, I like the fringed backlighting, curveof the zipper and collar are nice 9
I like the idea, title, and setup of your shot, but thought it might have been more dramatic and effective in B&W. His skintones and the red rim of his sweatshirt take away a bit from the stark comment. Nice job, though!