I think I loved this photo for precisely the reason some others were commenting in a negative fashion. I like that you CAN'T see whose stone he is looking at, and the fact that you can't see his face but the body posture evokes grief and almost a moment of silence. The title is perfect and it is definitely blue ribbon material by my standards.
Nice shot. I would like to see him looking at tombstones but with this shot I can't tell that. Either if you stepped back a ways or had his in the same pose behind some of those headstones it would be better IMHO.
Very poignant & insightful interpretation of the challenge. I would prefer to see the stone the veteran is facing and peraps place him back further amongst the stones. Perhaps you were trying to assure his cap was legible, but I think the context (particularly with the title) is easy to understand. Thanks for a very thought provoking entry.
What a powerful image. Unfortunately, my eye gets drawn away from the subject, which tends to follow the gravestones up and out of the photo. Huge emotional impact, though.
invokes the challenge title nicely - he's very much alone and the crowd in this case have to be represented by 'tokens' but to him at least they are very real. Not just white slabs but names, faces, laughs and mannerisms that we cant see and won't get to.
Nice photo. Would've loved to see more of the man's face. Perhaps more included in the foreground to see a name of someone he may have been visiting, otherwise, nice photo and moment.
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