Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by Alecia:
what an awesome photo--I love the lighting, cropping and contrast--I wouldn't change a thing! congrats rls! :)

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by aussie:
Congrats on 2nd placing. Well done.

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by KarenB:
excellent rls!! congrats!!!

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by shutterfly:
wonderful lighting!

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by LindaLee:
An interesting shot, I like your composition, and the lighting. One of my top rated photos this week.

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by bamaster:
Nice shot... this is my only 9... my second highest mark for this challenge.

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by lisae:
I love the strong shadows in this photo. The lighting is very dramatic, but not so much that the texture of the skin is lost. The composition is great.

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by PTLParsons:
The hand on the bottom looks deformed the way it is posed. The way the shadow is on the face it makes the nose look deformed also. A little too dark. Personally don't think with hands as subject you should have cropped part of the left hand off. Would bea 4 in my book. PTL

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by HBunch:
Excelent shot. Great use of exaggerated lighting/shadows. I think that the lighting on the fingers of the left hand (our left) is just a small bit too bright, however, lighting on the rest of the photo is great. Focus and clarity are wonderful. Definately an emotive piece. Angle and framig/cropping really help the mood here. Good luck in the challenge.

Hands of Despair
by RLS

Comment by gminish:
Nicely composed, & excellent detail. Very good b&W!