In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by dsa157:
very dramatic lighting. I like the far off gaze of the child. the out of focus hand is somewhat of a distraction.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by heida:
hey Manny this is absolutely amazing picture The lighting is so beautiful and the expression in his face I love it!

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by scrum8:
Nice lighting and composition. Guess I would have tried for more DOF to have the hand in focus also.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by nordicgirl:
Very good capture... expression on his face speaks itself.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Great portrait, good choice of subject. The face is much too high contrast for my taste though, and I don't think the out-of-focus hand works in the foreground. Great expression captured. 6

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by Bud:
Good B&W - it may have been better to crop the image to include only his face.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by Artyste:
This is a great look.. the child looks happy.. yet world-weary, as if he expects something bad to happen any minute. The lighting on the face is a little hard, and the eyes just a little dark, but that tends to happen with a bw/sepia conversion. I'd originally given this a 7, but I keep coming back to it, so I'm bumping it up to an 8. It's a nice portraiture.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by graphicfunk:
I am not happy with the out of focus hand on the foreground. The child does not look happy but this is not because of essential needs such as food. The facial expression is very moving because the feeling is that he is being deprived.

Just the head would make this the most expressive image on this challenge. The lighting adds an undertow of strain to enhance the sadness. A very strong image. Bunping up

Message edited by author 2004-10-09 00:00:15.

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by lwkimages:
Wonderful capture of the boy's expression. The only thing I would have preferred is for the hand to be in focus. 8

In the Fangs of Shadow
by librodo

Comment by Neil:
Not quite sure about the title, but it's an excellent photograph of the child. Good composition and tones. The hand reaching adds another dimension, though I am a bit mixed as to whether this would have been better in focus. Overall, excellent, in my top 5 list for this challenge.