I did not comment during the challenge, my apologies for that. but I did rate this photo a 7. I tought it was a great candid and I enjoyed her expression a great deal. Also, I must agree that it deserved to do a lot better than it did. voters... go figure.
They look thrilled. The skin tones look a little blotchy or red to me, and if i knew how to fix i would. (I always convert to bw just to escape!) Good capture. karmat
This is a good candid and it meets the challenge. Your subject is not particularly 'inspiring' overall... The 'wow' factor is just not here... This challenge required some deep thought for sure :) - 5 - jmsetzler