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a fire broke out and some 77 houses razed leaving some 89 families

homeless...

This image has a lot of power to it.  Has a good deal to do with her eyes, I think.

i'm impressed by your composition... it seems to dramatically enhance the impact of the scene... and it is good there is no eye contact... respects their private grief

very impressive

Whether accidental or intentional; the use of 'reversal' in the composition is fairly effective (a very prominent element in the foreground which is out of focus). It creates a lot of unpleasant visual movement, which works well in this case, as nothing about this photo is supposed to be pleasing. The woman's expression is a tad off. I would like a slightly sadder look (to me it appears as she's about to smile). Also her hand is in a very unnatural position. The overall tonality isn't great but I suppose there's not much one could do about it shooting digitally, especially with something like the D80. This picture would have looked so much better had it been taken in direct sunlight. All in all, anyone who is even half-serious about photography would consider this piece 'serious work'. A bit of advice for the future: When including the subject's/model's hands, one has to pay extra attention as those can make or break any photo. The hands always have to look 'right' in the context.