Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by h2:
oversharpened in some parts, highlights in eyes look wrong, background too dark IMO, but still a very good portrait

Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by hotpasta:
very good work...it looks like it needs a little graininess imho...

Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by BrianR:
The sepia effect has characterised this image to perfection, the position of the subject leaning forward adds to the despair, Dorothea Langley would be proud...10

Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by PhantomEWO:
If we only had time to hear all of his stories. great expression, super capture!

Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by Bear_Music:
I hate to see Dorothea Lange's name so butchered in the title :-( It's a nice shot though.

Dorothea Langley: The Haunting Eyes of Despair
by SandyP

Comment by angela_packard:
great shot love the expression! 9

The Christmas Card
by SandyP

Comment by KarenNfld:
I love this!

The Christmas Card
by SandyP

Comment by AdrienneGC:
So beautiful. 10

The Christmas Card
by SandyP

Comment by farmer48:
nice

The Christmas Card
by SandyP

Comment by Mr_Pants:
To me, the very simple line of the far kerb and the tyre marks in the road lead one in and the clarity is great. The sense of atmospheric perspective is something that I particularly like. As this picture was loading in my browser, the first part I could see was the very top, just a few branches and some sky, so I wasn't expecting much. When the whole picture had loaded, I was taken aback at the subtlety of the colours, the great capture of the lights and the sense of peacefulness. A lovely shot indeed. The only thing that I might consider changing would be the bench in the lower left. I feel that perhaps it 'chops off' the corner there by appearing as a dark patch.