Despairing over a photo to take for DPChallenge this week
by Slimharpo

Comment:
Is that Wellington New Zealand? I guess so is term 1 starts in January :-) Anyway good idea and nice shot, I like it, especially the title you gave it. Good luck.

help
by imagesloyola

Comment:
This is reality. This is a perfect example of despair and you captured it well. It's a shame this has to happen in our world but it is life. Good shot!

Baby James
by falvey

Comment:
This photo makes me feels sad. That's what you're supposed to do right? You did it, so challenge met.

Not A Happy Picture
by DrJOnes

Comment:
A very well staged shot of despair. The composition/crop is excellent. The hair in the toilet really pushes the "despair" factor, I love it.

grief
by Alecia

Comment:
The eyes say it all. She's dazed and feeling down that shows! Even though this is a staged photo it seems so real. This girl should become an actress, I've just nominated her for an Oscar :-) Good shot just a little out of focus perhaps.

Dying For Help !!!
by tattoo

Comment:
This image gets straight to the point! Despair for sure. The only thing which seems out of place is that the surroundings look too clean. I would rather have seen some dirty grovel somewhere to really force home the "despair" feeling. Good luck.

despair: n. Complete Loss of Hope
by ChrisW123

Comment:
Great idea, excellent lighting and colors. You've made the chess board seem as if it is wet! cool.....

Broken-hearted
by cameo

Comment:
Fantastic! I love this one, you've captured it well. The tears on the little girl's cheeks really give this image impact!

Need ... Water ...
by Jacko

Comment:
This is an awesome photo and a wonderful interpretation of despair. Not too much I can critique about on it. The composition/crop is great, as is the border, lighting, background and title. This will score very high, choice!

Repitition in form
by Natasha

Comment:
Now that I look at this image again I see what I missed when I first commented on it. Like some others who commented on it I thought it was a girl dancing and the light's out the back were disco lights. I should really have looked a lot closer though. I see now she is lying on the ground and those are candles following the form of her back. Nice illusion Natasha and very well done!