Ouch Kurtis, imho this should have scored above a 5.5 and should have been your first 6 score (am sure its not far away). Am guessing many of the voters were wanting to see abandoned buildings rather than people (I gave it a 7).
I've spent much longer looking at this shot than I did during voting and agree with vxpra that the hat is probably redundant in this shot. I like the surroundings you chose and think your model has done a great job of setting the mood. Whilst the entire scene helps meet the challenge a closer crop of her may have scored better for you - very nice :)
I like the overall image, nice processing. But, I am not getting the story here (or at least I am not putting it together). She is clearly crying, grasping a photo that appears to be a "prom date" kind of shot, and she is wearing a wedding band. She's dressed in black, so I am thinking the love of her life has passed away. Where I think I am getting lost is she appears to be holding a hat. If it is supposed to be a funeral, the hat doesn't connect to anything else in the image. It would be great if she was holding something that connected her to the man in the image.
she really looks convincing, well done to both of you.
great story telling shot and superbly processed!
one of my favorites in the challenge and my 2nd 9.
bumping to 10
This is very different from the literal interpretation and is very nicely portrayed here. I like it. The only criticism that I'd have is the texture to the background jetting out from behind her. It's quite distracting being so in focus. It has a life of it's own and because of the lightness to it, my eye wants to look at it first.
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