Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by CreativeFlyPhoto:
I'm really glad that you DID keep this as your submission ... very heart felt and emotional photo .. one of my top photos of the week :) 9-photosbyayme

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by Konador:
Really emotional photo. I like the composition, half and half. I think its great how everything has a red tint (a very distressing colour) except for the bear which is a cool blue. It shows how much comfort the person gets from the bear.
9 - Konador

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by Bigelow:
What a great message you're giving here. I don't think anyone else has done that. 9 just for your inspiration.

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by tracyanderson66:
sad...meets the challenge. you caught the right emotion...I hope you were not the assailant!

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by justine:
Sad shot, all too common. Good luck.

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by louis1470:
Wow, a really strong picture. Emotionnaly charged, it gets to you.

And for ONCE a stuffed animal that's relevent to the picture. Kudos for that.

Top ten for me this week.

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by wingy:
This put shivers down my spine... Excelent emotion conveyed. Good composition. 9

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by paganini:
-10 for the teddy bear! :) just kidding, the teddy bear adds to the image instead of just being cute. Pure sadness on the model, photo is not technically perfect but the feeling is there. Have you tried B&W or Sepia? might be some interesting effect there i think. Captured very well, i can feel her pain (wraith, envy, whatever, doesn't matter). I like if not for the technical resasons (slightly blurred). 9 paganini (that's my first teddy bear 9 by the way, would've work wonders for me as a childhood submission as well)

Aftermath
by HBunch

Comment by Anachronite:
the impact of this photo would increase 10 fold if the face was more in focus... however still a powerful photo

Reflections on Chess
by HBunch

Comment by HBunch:
I just have one thing to say. LOOK AT THE DANG PHOTO. Not to be rude or anything, but it's a glass chess board set with a backgammon board built in underneath. The reflections obviously cover most of the squares, but if you LOOK at the photo, in the bottom right corner, they are quite obvious. And to further point it out...the pawn in the bottom right is on a dark square.