Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Kavey:
Nice lighting though, great expressions, good composition. I don't usually like portraits without eyes showing but here it just emphasises how they have eyes only for each other.

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Dave Gordon:
The emotion really shows, and the lighting really brings out the detail.

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by hughletheren:
Very nice double portrait - just a tiny bit less exposure might have been even better. Excellenet composition and the lighting on the girl's face and hair is very effective.

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by micklepickle:
you can feel emotion in this shot-well done 8

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by emorgan49:
I'm cheating here - This is a ten!! But is it really a ten photograph? Looks like it to me! Or am I sooo swayed by the story (which I have been following via forum posts since he was wounded) because my son (19) is a marine who just came back from afghanit=stan and is about to be redeployed to Iraq. I hope this gets framed for their Christmas present! It's beautiful!

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by vtruan:
Thanks.... Nice shot too.

Home Safe from Iraq
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Comment by jonpink:
bad points Skin tones seem a little dirty. But that's being picky for a bad point. Relevence to title doesn't show anything. I.e if the person was in uniform it would be better. Couple seem to be more laughing than loving
Good points nice composure and black BG, overall a very nice little image.
Overall Score Going with an 7, because although technicaly brilliant, the image dosn't have the WOW factor of a great photograph in my opinion. The subject is just a little on the normal side. However, if I was a betting man, from all the others I have seen thus far, i think you will win. DPC like patriotic images ;)

Best of luck, and if the title is true, a pat on the back and welcome home.

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by Neil:
Lovely pose, good expressions, not sure about the color choice here. Looks ike it's "rose" colored? Or else the saturation and colors are off.

Home Safe from Iraq
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Comment by dsidwell:
Yay! Certainly something for which we should all be grateful--especially that woman. I like seeing his face, but I'd like to see more of the woman's face and her gratitude. Nice tonal range and lighting here,too.

Home Safe from Iraq
by smellyfish1002

Comment by lilnukee:
And we are all thankful for the service givin to this country! One of many true heroes.