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It is a child,that Mesila Org. is helping and arranged. It was a fun day for many of them, in a forest pool.

Thanks for viewing.

Her eyes connect strongly, and her expression is so serious; she seems older than her years. The lighting is very nice on her. 

Thanks, it was a great fun  day for the children, but there are still problems to be  solved for many of them. Her gaze reflects probably her inner feelings.

Maybe some other time of the day would have been better!

PDE

 Thanks.The photo was photographed in the middle of the day(bad time for photography) but that was the only time available ,as the fun day was at those  hours. I find the light and shadows fitting  her mood. (but it is my feeling of course...;-)) Thanks for writing your point of view.

What a punam!  Childhood is serious business.

The word is punem....;-)) thanks.

Having a limited knowledge of Yiddish, I checked the spelling on line: Punam, punim, punem......all sorts of options.  I'll take your word for it and use your spelling from now on.  Interestingly, I have a friend who is Punjabi whose name is Poonam.....  Thanks for the tip. 

Very good Pnina and with a great presence. Her eyes meet the viewer immediately. Her deep water diving equipment is marvelous and contrasting well to her black hair.  I would have increased the DOF a little so that her arm can play the role fully of framing her face.

My friend said take the picture and live with it, or do not take it at all.  Nice shot showing her as nature provided.  Warm regards.

an expressive portrait... i agree about the arm but i guess you had seconds to take the shot...

Despite the difficult lightcircumstances a very nice portrait,Pnina!Perhaps a bit busy because of all the shadows.

Cheers,Jim

Pnina, I love the contrast of the seriousness of her face with the playfulness of the pink goggles. 

Jeff, Yiddish has some dialects, it depends what area in eastern Europe the language was used . My parents came from  Belarus((White Russia)and that is the dialect I know to use. Nowadays I think  this  is the main dialect
 
 Anders I think you are right and I worked on  the BG. I change it ( takes time to show) and will upload the version  before correction( after the correction will show), thanks  for your lighting the point ,so I could enhance the composition
 
Jorg Rajat and Jim thanks,  please read  what I wrote to  Anders and see the correction (after it will show). We learn every day and this is the best part of  comments on the net
 
Jim, I liked the strong shadow on her back... It is the light "painting " and fits the time of day it was photographed ( midday in the summer high in the sky sun ..;-))
 
Tony,Yes I liked the contrast as well. Thanks

The corrected version showed up ,so I upload the previous one.

Anders ,( or any of you) ,it will be nice of you to tell if  it is enhanced  ...;-))

Fantastic capture, excellent expression.

Alberto

Pnina, I like even better the attach above, concentrating more on the face, but I still have the remark on the limited DOF. I like it.

Thanks both of you.

Anders, thanks for taking the time, I wanted the viewer to concentrate on her face and expression,  the limited DOF enabled it ,even though after your conmment the end of her hand needed (imo)more attention as the movement of her pose, so I worked on it with a tiny bit on the BG.

Thanks again.

You show in both pictures what you wanted to show: the facial expression, the momentum - or better: an action in condensed form - with lot's of room for interpretation. That's why the shallow dof is more than appropriate. ( Imho only of course). Compliments!

She has such a serious expression as if she has seen too much or experienced too much for a child at such a yopung age. A revealing portrait, Pnina.