Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by fisheye:
Being alone on the playground is the worst...you've captured the theme very well!

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by PTLParsons:
What a sad story this paints. In my opinion I would have tossed out the 1/3 and cropped it as much the children's heads as it is from the alone girl's feet. The trees add nothing but space to the top. Still a 7.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by brownt:
Actually looks like the group of three on the right hand side are talking about her. Good shot.

Lunch for the Busy Mom
by Neuferland

Comment by dsidwell:
You don't know how many times I've given popcorn to my kids for 'dinner!' Nice idea. The popcorn in front of the bowl adds a nice informality that popcorn usually has. I would recommend you just sharpen things up a bit with focus, and then with post processing. You might also want to experiment with adding more contrast to get your whites just a little bit whiter and your darks just a little bit darker for a cleaner, clearer image. Nice work.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by vadvirag:
Wonderful composition, really stay close to me! Worth a 10 points at least. :-)

Lunch for the Busy Mom
by Neuferland

Comment by ScantyNebula:
Pos .. I like the colors and background is kind of nice. Nice photo :D
Neg .. Its slightly out of focus, The composition would be better if the whole bowl was in frame, and too bad you couldn't have a seamless background .. the ripples are distracting.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by Ten13:
This is a great example of 'alone amongst others'. It almost looks as if the threesome in the back right are talking about the blonde girl. Excellent job. I can almost feel the subject's loneliness.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by kiwiness:
I didn't enter for this challenge, but this was also the idea I first thought of. The B & W is a good choice. Maybe having it in landscape format might have placed more impact on "alone" factor. Some more empty space around her, you know? Maybe shooting from a different position might have also benifited this photo, as it is difficult to comprehend the distance between the girl and the group. Other than that a good pic.

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by sleekr:
nice, i like the expression, maybe a little less treetop to bring the eye back onto the girl?

Alone on the Play Ground
by Neuferland

Comment by dan-o:
oh man, this is bringing back memories of being tormented on the playground