Fencing at Night
by TG73

Comment by paddles:
Too dark, needs longer exposure or wider aperture or a slightly different angle to bring out some more detail in the fence.

Fencing at Night
by TG73

Comment by electina:
Maybe a longer perspective on this would have made it stronger.

Fencing at Night
by TG73

Comment by Pug-H:
There's nothing really extraordinary about this shot - much the same effect could be achieved with a shorter exposure time and wider aperture (though DOF would be different perhaps).

Fencing at Night
by TG73

Comment by Alpha_7:
This shot lacks impact or a story to help sell the shot, it needs to be more interesting to score higher for me.

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by carisakD70:
This just makes me want to cry! Of course maybe she just ran into a door or something...but the feel of the image, and the caption, make me think abuse. The little smile is perfect. A tad more in focus would improve it IMHO

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by lifternessjt:
I can't wait to read the story behind this! Poor kid!

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by FocusPoint:
I really didn't need to see this :(

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by Ben:
Ouch!

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
Sorry, but I am not convinced of Desolation.

Definitions of desolation on the Web:

*devastation: the state of being decayed or destroyed
*bleakness: a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"
*forlornness: sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
*devastation: an event that results in total destruction

nice comp, too soft around model, focal plane seems to be on the good eye, blacks are too deep, whites barely in, nice texture,bg distracting, light flat

Through Pain, She Smiles
by TG73

Comment by Falc:
This could have been so good. However, you have lost the focus on the face and hair, the lighting is flat and provides no definition and then the background is intruding into the frame.