The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by tanguera:
Way to go, Miss J!!! Glad you chose this one for the FS.

@ Ben - looks rested. *snort*

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by bvy:
Such a brutal image. Though it seems something far more brutal happened to your subject outside the ring. I'll be curious to read about this one.

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by bspurgeon:
He looks rested.

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Holy cow! He looks seriously beat up! His shoulder looks odd, is there a dressing on the wound?

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: What an amazing (and slightly brutal) portrait. The back story this evokes is amazing; the arm wounds, complete with grafts makes the viewer want to know about him and his life. I think your editing is perfect, I can see that the low light has led to some slight focus difficulties, but your edit has minimised the impact of these while contributing a good deal of drama.

Critical stuff: Only the slight focus issue but you have fully overcome it.

Overall: Proof that 'story' trumps anything else - fabulous, evocative work.

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by Cinnamon_Girl:
Wow those are some war wounds. Very emotive image.

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by pjotre7:
Excellent b/w image! 8!

Monty Pythons Boxing Match Redux!
by JulietNN

Comment by Tiny:
Still adore this image.

Monty Pythons Boxing Match Redux!
by JulietNN

Comment by tanguera:
LOL! YOU again, neighbor. I could get used to this pairing :-)

And yeah, Beatuy is Pain!!!

The Boxers Defeat
by JulietNN

Comment by jnenvir:
Technically a great shot. I have trouble relating the arm damage to boxing. Maybe just my inexperience; but it looks more like major burn wound trauma.