A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by Yomi:
This is my number two pick for the week. I think this picture is great. Good lighting and it gives kinda a grainy "Silent Hill" type shadow look.

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by mcmurma:
great idea! the photo is mighty busy though, and it is a very subtle image... which unfortunately make it easy to overlook this shot. i like the black and white and the shadows on the wall, but would like to have seen a little less action in the foreground. (the letters on the blanket, the hat on the animals head... these things i dont like because, imo, they distract from the rest of the composition.) (6) ~mcmurma

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by mullany1957:
Good idea.

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by LindaLee:
Very scary indeed. Looking at this shot makes me get that "pit of the stomach" fear feeling. I relate. lhall

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by razwan:
Congratulations on a great idea! This photo is good because it reminds me of fears I had when I was a child. However, only one hand's shadow is clearly defined and I feel there is too much bed in the photo. I don't know why, but that cuddly toy just seems out of place in this scene (despite it being very appropriate). Could you have done this all in shadows? How about the shadow of a bed corner, the boy clutching a teady-bear and gazing at the hands? I think this would score higher points with me. Nevertheless, I really like this photo for the feelings and also for the creativity. Well done.

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by Willa:
A bit out of focus, but VERY creative! I think this is great.

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by alanfreed:
I wish this were a little brighter because I think I would like it a lot. At least on this monitor it's a bit hard to tell what's happening. I'm assuming that you have hands reaching to scare someone in bed, which is a great concept!

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by HBunch:
I really like this photo. It is more often than not that a really horrible memory takes presidence over even the best of memories. It's traumatic and often really hard to forget. This is a really dark photo, and under normal circumstances, I don't normally like overly dark or overly bright photos, but it works ver nicely here. The angle and focus are great also for this photo. Great job and good luck in the challenge.

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by bobgaither:
this would have been a good one for shadows

A Childish Fear of the Dark
by MelGrahm

Comment by hypoStiller:
Terrific idea!