I, like Christopher, like the composition. However, I would have preferred you had pulled back a little bit so the left shoulder and right hand hadn't been slightly cut off. I'm not hot on the light and dark background either but I'm not sure how much control you had over that. I wish however some of the detail in the darker parts of the figure could be seen, especially in the hand which is the key, I think to this image.
[apologies to the moderators] Petros: Be careful drawing parallels between the holocaust and Iraq. There are arguments that WWII could have been avoided had action been taken against Hitler as he breached the Treaty of Versailles, which among other things, limited the military strength of Germany. In a similar sense, inaction on Iraq may lead to similar consequences if Hussein is building arms in breach of UN Resolution 687 and 1441. War is the last thing we want, but it might be unavoidable.
Michael: I like your composition, but I don't like the split background. Did you need to work this image in photoshop to compensate for any exposure errors?
I hope the right people look at this and remember, before they bomb Iraq, where hundreds of thousands of people will die from the unnecessary and indiscriminate bombing...
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