Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by Neuferland:
Is this your child? If so, she is wonderful at expressions. The sadness mixed with the sense of loss is so close to perfect. The setting of this shot is also great. The lines take you around the entire shot, cutting off the bottom draws you in, pulls you around the opening at the top takes you out or reverse! The black and white works well with this shot, but the contrast seems just slightly off to me, it might be my monitor but I have adjusted it to the grayscale bar on the bottom. I'm starting at a 9 but will be back.

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by justine:
This is so good. Really a journalistic look and feel. The composition is the winner here along with nice tones and focus.

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by visitor:
As an image - the subject with a cold blue tone and the breaking of the compositional rules works very well for me.

But as Challenge - Exposed, something hidden now revealed ; not sure that it meets it enough for my undersatnding.

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a beautiful shot. I love the color tone choice because it does relay a sense of 'cold' in this image. I think the centered composition also works with a lot of strength here. Excellent work... = 10

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by jonpink:
Good Points: good symetrics (sp)
Bad Points: doesn't meet challenge - unless she is normally covered in something?NOT a snapshot mind you ;)

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by Spork99:
I like this shot a lot. The pattern in the concrete and the symmetric composition really work here. The ONLY thing I MIGHT suggest would be to crop off the small triangle at the top, but that's just me.

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by amsmyth:
This is really very nice and what a great model...the pavement forms make a good setting for her as well as putting her size in perspective

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by LucidLotus:
Dramatic photo, nice angle. The coloring really adds to the tone of the image, good light. Very sound photograph. 7

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by amazoneea:
Great picture! I am sure that will be a winner!

Exposed To the Cold World
by sagestudio

Comment by StevePax:
Even in Black and White, I can tell this is a Sidwell girl. There are lots of things I really like about this shot. I'll start with those:
First, the details of the setup.
1. Her hair is not perfectly "coiffed." That sets the feeling of the "world" being unfriendly at times.
2. The hole in her jeans. As above.
3. Barefoot. As above.
4. Slight frown. As above.

Next, the composition
1. I like the centered subject. Works perfectly here.

Details of the shot:
1. I think that having her shirt washed out like that really blends it in with the border.
2. Also, the varying textures on the sidewalk around her really frames her nicely.

I think that one thing to try would have been having the entire square she's sitting in be in the shot, but her still in the center of the frame. I'm not sure that would have been better, because I can't picture it in my head too well, but it could be something to try, anyway.

Also, perhaps just slightly thinner on the border?

Overall, I really love this shot. 10 from me.