Expecting Sunshine
by teknon42

Comment:
Neat angle!

Irony
by RedOak

Comment:
The dark and red lighting certainly makes this a depressing shot - you have achieved the exact opposite of "hope" - which I assume is your point! I know that sometimes you can give the feeling of something by showing the opposite - get to fear by showing somebody being brave or something, but, while well done, this just sucks the hope right out of me.

hope against hope
by shoes

Comment:
Nice idea - I would suggest cropping out the bottom - get rid of all the trees and whatnot - it would make him look a lot higher and add intensity to his "hope".

I Wish ...
by elru21

Comment:
Great idea! I find the background a bit distracting.

Candle
by Newt

Comment:
I'm sure you will have other comments about the focus ... I'd really like to see more of it in this shot. Composition is good and the exposure level looks fine - I think it just needs something for the eye to latch onto.

Hope In The Sky
by Long

Comment:
Nice colors - but I don't like the tilted houses. I think that it really detracts from the interesting clouds.

The Hope of the Children
by Fotowereld

Comment:
Good lighting and contrast. I would suggest to crop out the stuff at the top - compared to the rest it's pretty dull and to my eye detracts from the action of the running child.

The Ten of Spades?
by kyebosh

Comment:
Good one - I feel the "hope"! I like how the desaturation draws attention to the draw card. I would suggest that the cards in hand be randomly ordered - I think that would help it feel more real and less staged.

Church and State
by JeremyFleury

Comment:
It looks like some kind of reflections are washing out the colors in the glass - perhaps a polarizer would help?

Self-Censored
by annasense

Comment:
This is a very nice image - the "modest" sign seems funny at first, but the expression of the lips makes it serious. Overall it comes across as very honest and real - great job! (9)