Fenced In
by irish_eyes

Comment by manish:
great. i like that- a fence composition with a feeling!

Fenced In
by irish_eyes

Comment by JerryC9:
She has the tiniest hint of a smail in those eyes that give her away even with the fenced in look.

Fenced In
by irish_eyes

Comment by locutus:
There's a lot to this, that all comes together to make it "work".

Monochrome is always good for creating a sombre tone. The subject is mostly in the dark, except for her hand, which is creating a strong sense of "the light" being on the viewers side of the fence - she is imprisoned, not us.

The building in the background has a vaguely institutional look, too. wherever she's imprisoned, it's not a holiday camp.

Then there's the lip-ring, the lanky hair, and the expression of the subject. Wherever she is, it's ground her down. She's defeated, just biding her time.

The lighting on the hand is overdone, obviously. And the gadget that she's holding is distracting, as (to a less extent) is whatever it is intruding into the shot at top right. But overall it works well.

Fenced In
by irish_eyes

Comment by kanaj:
When I was experimenting with shots for this challenge, I was going for something similar to this. I was going to draw the focus to a hand alone clinging to a chainlink fence. I like this portrait, and I offer a solid 5.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by cornettcag:
The colors feel damp and cold.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by Barry:
Image seems to be a bit out of focus to me.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by vertigoreality:
Out of focus.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by albc28:
Good from a perspective standpont. I'm glad you didn't just take the shot from standing directly in front of it. I think the photo could be sharper though.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by buzzy:
The gravestone is a bit out of focus; it's a pity that the base is cut off too.

cold as death
by irish_eyes

Comment by krasavitsa_1:
Pity that it's not in focus