I've been trying to figure out what it is about this picture that captivates me, and I finally realized what it is. This picture represents my worst fear, that I will lose the love of my life. I almost marked it on my favorites, but then I realized that if I look at it much longer, I'll start to get depressed and I'd rather look at your freedom photo (lol).
This is a very powerful image. Agrees with the challenge and is appropriate to the title.
Your use of a monochrome treatment works really well for this topic.
I find myself agreeing with Zeuszen, quite possibly a first ;}.
The prominence of the chapel does detract from the impact of the figure and marker.
A shallower depth of field or use of judicious blurring may help bring the focus back to the central figure.
I like the composition so would not want to get rid of it all together. It does add to the piece as a whole.
There is a lot of tension and a dark mood/tone. Again something I find very appealing in an image. Especially one done with the purpose of conveying a specific theme.
Darkness for the sake of darkness is all well and good, and you know I do enjoy images that are underexposed or intentionally lacking in bright highlights.
This image, is more than gratuitous darkness, the lack of highlighting is in itself an element. My eye wanders the image seeking more information. I wonder if I look closer will I see more in the grasses? Will I see a name on the cross, etc etc.
The -darkness- of this image is tenuously complimented by a quietly interpretive title. The intimacy communicated by this juxtaposition as well as the close perspective appear to attract the viewer to a very private realm.
The only area of interest, to me, is the grassy foreground and everything to the left of the church. While the church with its rudimentary, barn-like construction is not without interest, I feel, that the drama addressed with this capture would have been more purely and effectively presented without its presence in such proximity.
Particularly striking is the indeterminability of a specific visual point of interest. The subject, instead, is all-encompassing. The ambiguous evidence of 'something unfinished' (just beyond the grass, to both the left and right of the mourner) is especially convincing, since it suggests either 'things left undone' or a freshly dug grave.
To me, this is a powerful and moving photograph with a considerable 'human' range - and one not needing much (editing) to rank among the greats.
i love the composition here...the cross on both sides of the image really balances it. the tone helps to achieve the emotional impact. a couple of bothersome spots in the sky is my only nitpick. good work!
I have always felt that was a very powerful phrase. You made it more so. Like the gray tones. Not so sure the building was needed though. Would have cropped it out to convey more of the desolation or loneliness of the loss. Just my humble opinion though.
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