Comment from digichromia
Great black and white shot! I used to live in the hills near Boerne and this shot brings back memories of the area. Framed pefectly and great work dealing with the overwhelming light on the right of the photo.

 Comment Written 17-Jan-2011

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reply by the author on 17-Jan-2011

Thank you, I appreciate your encouraging review very much.

Comment from Richard Swarbrick
A great presentation and well spotted. the angle for this picture is excellent and makes for an enjoyable and unique frame.
The b & w format is perfect of this one.
Great the way you captured the light .

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2009

Comment from Eternal Beauty
aaww this in nice. i love the color and that beam of light shinny through... 5 stars on all technical levels.. Lori

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from vipshehan-Nikon
Nice capture and the harsh light from the left suits the theme faith here. The composition is good and The presentation in black and white is nice.

Thanks for sharing and good luck for the contest.

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from OLDTIMER
Initial impact 5
Creativity of presentation 5
Color Harmony 5
Center of Interest 5
Technical Excellence 5
Technique 5
Story Telling Ability 5
Lighting 5

I like the blast of light on the right side. The effect great.
LEE

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from fotostalker
Terrific story and well seen compositionally. Perfect inclusion of the sun with an appropriate aperture for getting that wonderfully spiritual star burst effect through the lamp post. Well executed both technically and artistically. Kudos! Peace, Dan

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from shiloh106
Nice job Cleo!
The Black and White is a perfect choice for this shot, gives it a touch of nostalgia and keeps our eye focused on the great shapes. Good luck in the contest ;)

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from jesuel
what a great photo i really like how you have used black and white it really creates some great contrast and depth very cool great job

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

Comment from MoonShine
an interesting vision that works great in b/w, love the angle and lighting bursting through, like the man is praying to the sun as well as the cross, nice shadow and dark with light, very atmospheric piece, nice work here.

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009

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reply by the author on 04-Nov-2009

Thank you so much. You made my day. That's exact what I saw there. I have some critic for the light burst as to much and distracting. I didn't think so. I found that light has a lot of symbolic meaning.

reply by MoonShine on 04-Nov-2009

energy :)

reply by the author on 11-Nov-2009

Thanks! Sorry for being late.

Comment from mick 777
Liked this for it being different to begin with and the super lighting and silhouette/contrast is a real eye catcher.Then you have a lovely angle of shot and lastly a well framed end result that is professional work in every department,regards,mick

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2009