desolation of character
by tate

Comment:
The shadows are a good idea and the interior too. The subject is not distinguishable. I wonder whether a person's shadow looking in the window would have completed the desolate story?

Nowhere
by thegrandwazoo

Comment:
A desolate - deserted - place.

Desolation
by Djabordjabor

Comment:
Ancient symbol? or degeneration. Yes, I can see desolation here.

All forgotten
by terje

Comment:
Comparative desolation: a filthy canal in Brooklyn on fire. Graffiti and stains on the walls of a burned out house. Children growing up in cockroach infested homes. Your photo looks like paradise to me. But we will say it is artistic desolation, OK? 8.

Moved On
by esdarby

Comment:
Cicada shells are fascinating. Did you ever see that exceptional image in the DPC files of a cicada emerging fresh from its shell on a lawn. It is amazing. But to get back to this image. I think it does in a science fiction-like way evoke a desolate feeling. Nice idea and something different too.

Orphan
by xianart

Comment:
This photo took time and thought in order to bring it about. The charred ground might symbolize burned hopes and dreams. An adult in the dirt is something that makes one stop and look. I think it portrays and evokes feeling of desolation too. But it might make some feel uncomfortable. Perhaps you did it too well.

the emptiness within
by GentleSoul

Comment:
The harsh light and sick greeness work to make a feeling of desolation. It would be easy to add some unsightly props such as needles and syringes and what not. I'm somewhat glad you understated the image though, in that respect.

Daddy Didn't Visit....Again
by neenee1999

Comment:
Your title is like a lawyers leading question in court. It leeds one right up the garden path into believing. The image sits there awaiting the viewer. Both work very well together and evoke a strong sense of sad desolation. Considering many nations are littered these days with broken, divorced, one-parent families, this image I think can be understood by a wide audience. It is not repugnant - but very sad.

Help
by Ennil

Comment:
Looking out of the photo does seem to work to enhance tyhe desolate feeling in this image. The lone tree and dry grass are somewhat reminiscent of Andrew Wyeth's paintings. He was a master in the art of desolation.

The Desolate Swimmer
by Shermy

Comment:
Arty desolation. Ironic we have to put some sort of prop into a desolate image to make it work better... ;-)