empty cup
by clictacamera

Comment:
The photo seems a bit distracting.

Also, with the front left being quite OOF it doesn't make any impact on me.

innocence in the eyes of poverty
by olhaldo

Comment:
I would have liked to see more of the child's reflection as IMO it would have made it a bit more powerful.

Dry and Impoverished
by neehai

Comment:
Lovely photo and nice contrasts in the black and white.

A nice way to convey poverty - different to most of the pics I've seen so far.

Photographic Poverty?
by SteveJ

Comment:
:) LOL. Nice idea, but I am really missing seeing the person's head. My eyes are just led that way and then - nothing!

Windowless
by yael27

Comment:
For some reason this photo seems a bit unbalanced to me . . .
Also seems a little bright . . .
Good idea though, well done.

Poverty Is
by Diana

Comment:
It's not a bad idea for this challenge, but could have been executed a bit better. Seems a bit much like a happy snap to me.

Tired Farm
by billmorton

Comment:
Lovely sky in this photo! Maybe a little too much road showing for my tastes, but that's just my opinion.

Old man
by nickstyle

Comment:
There are some beautiful colours in this photo and the lighting is quite nice. Seems a little out of focus in the front?

No Vacancy
by Tipiflaps

Comment:
A little small and perhaps a bit more cropping needed.

Rough
by flip89

Comment:
Critique Club Comment

Composition: While this photo has a nice tight crop, the attention is very focused on the model's armpit! It almost seems as though the model is struggling to get his face into the photo, perhaps because of the strong line of his arm and the shadows. Maybe a different angle of the same pose could have worked better.

Lighting: There is not too much variation in tones in this B&W. The shadows are fantastic in this photo though and the darkness around the model's eyes is striking. The esp. shiny spot on the model's nose is distracting to me, but maybe I am just being picky! No one else seems to have noticed it judging from your comments.

Focus: There could have been a sharper focus on the model's face as it seems that the sharpest point on this photo are his hairs! His neck also seems to be especially in focus.

Overall Impression : The contrasts between shadow and light are very effective in this shot and overall I think it is a nice photo but with a few touch ups could have had more of a 'wow' factor.