Freedom of Speech
by grigrigirl

Comment:
I think perhaps it is a *bit* overdone - I would have preferred to see one element, like the rope *or* the chain. But otherwise it is quite a stunning image and I think you did a great job with it. The background is nicely chosen and I like the contrast in all the colors of the figure, and the eye makeup is quite good at bringing out the eyes.

in the moment
by gliphix

Comment:
Wow. I normally don't like surfing pictures but the colors and the angle really add so much to this. I really, really like this image.

sweep
by stevieian

Comment:
Fantastic! Reminds me of the girl with the pearl earring painting.

.......and in that field she left her wings.
by njsabs

Comment:
Absolutely stunning!

Alone
by maxxumg

Comment:
Looks very like a painting - I like that.

Fallen Soldiers
by Moose408

Comment:
Firstly, let me say that I like the contrast here - nice whites and good blacks - and I like the fact that I can read some of the words on the stones. I also love how you have addressed the challenge: to me, this is a good use of the word "fallen".

It's so hard to make rows of stones aligned in this fashion look good. I lived for many years across from a veteran's cemetery with stones just like this, and I know from experience how it is to photograph them. There's something about them being lined up so straight and alike that makes it difficult.

So I am having problems with the composition overall. It seems too tilted to the right. Also, the stone in the foreground being so centered is not as engaging as putting your main element off to the side and up a bit, for example. It's a bit hard, too, how that stone is so out of focus. Being bigger than the rest makes the viewer want to read it.

If you don't know that this is a veteran's cemetery, it could be hard to tell, as you took the shot from the "back" of the stones. I understand that it could have been an issue with not being able to shoot from the other way or something like that - but I do think the shot would have been more engaging seeing the actual soldier's names. Or, you could have had your title be something different (the "soldiers" part leads me to expect soldiers names and not a lot of "his wife") but I do not think that would hav ethe same impact.

One last thing - I know that when faced with so many gravestones of soldiers, it is a bit overwhelming to think of what they went through, and you might be tempted to capture the enormity of that in sheer numbers. However, getting closer to the subject, capturing fewer stones, may help it be more dramatic and emotional for your viewer.

I have been a bit harsh but I don't want you to think I hate the shot. In fact, it is a rare shot that can lead me to be so connected to it that I want to comment at such length. The image has a lot of potential and if you get the chance to shoot at that location again I would be so interested in seeing further photos!

The Sky Has Fallen
by colorcarnival

Comment:
Very, very magical.

March 12, 1824
by sher

Comment:
Eerie and beautiful. Gorgeous processing.

One Snap Shot, One Trip Shot
by 777STAN

Comment:
Oh! How cute! The photographer as the fallen one instead of the subject! Well the challenge didn't say "portray a fallen subject" did it? LOL, very awesome.

Forsaken
by EBJones

Comment:
Very dramatic lighting!