White man's burden or tyrant's charm ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by Skip:
just what is 'white man's burden'? as far as the image goes, i guess i'm seeing a gun barrel; beyond that, i really can't tell.

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by Juniper366:
Love the emotion of this photo

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by taurodea:
Excellent deep grays and absolute blacks really bring the photo to life.

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by Sammie:
This reminds me of my two year old grandson! It is a good picture that really puts across a mood, it is well focused and compsed. To me, though, it just doesn't seem meant to be black and white.

Where once there was laughter, rain erodes rock
by markmulkerin

Comment by dipaulk:
After the contest is over please tell me where you got your title. It's so haunting and so appropriate for your choice of subjects. Good job :)

Where once there was laughter, rain erodes rock
by markmulkerin

Comment by mirdonamy:
I LOVE this feel! This looks a lot like Bobster's work. I love cemeteries and this soft, fantasy look with super high saturation! Excellent job! The only thing I would try to change is the very dark upper right corner, but I am really not sure how you could get that lighter without lamps pointing in that direction.. would take a lot of work and money. Great job though... I really love this.

Where once there was laughter, rain erodes rock
by markmulkerin

Comment by snackwells:
Effective use of dodging and burning. Framed nicely.

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by ccasey:
ahh . . . you mean you stop to take a picture and not pick up that sweetie -- great shot.

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by pcody:
And it's just the start of the day. I love how little kids get fully invested into whatever emotion is passing over them at the time. I bet she/he was as calm as a foggy morning in about 5 minutes. Good photo.

Milk warming, black clouds roiling ...
by markmulkerin

Comment by alien2thisworld:
I like the light/shadow balance on the face. Good focus too.