Beautiful (both the lady and the pose) dramatic, anguished take on the challenge theme. Lighting is excellent and I love the way the black clothing recedes into the dark background and divides the body into different sections, adding to the impression of conflict. The tight crop is also apt. Very well done.
this is good...... 10 An awkward, but expressive human form, counts as combined point of view of the model and photographer to me. Dividing garmet which fades into the utilitarian black background effects what I see as an interesting pose and composition. I am biased to the colour and light which sets the tone easier to look at. A less explainatory title would have suited me better, this foto has enough power to stand without one.
Shadow under her head, the dark background and dark clothing disassociates head from body, and legs from torso. To me, I can't see enough facial detail to ascertain emotion.
I really like this kind of photography, and I could look at photos like this for hours. The girl's stance and expression looks very natural, not at all acted. The play of light and shadow comes over very effectively, although the sudden shadow below her nose turning the mouth area into a dark empty hole is not how I would have done it myself. It comes over a little strange also giving me the feeling that the top part of her chest is distorted somehow. But still a very classy photo (9)