ATPI Fall Contest Picture

This photo is powerful because it really speaks to you in the way that you can tell that the girl in the picture is feeling sad or depressed, which in turn, make you sad or depressed, through empathy.
The lighting in this photo is dim, which makes the photo look more depressing, because the only color is the magenta umbrella.
This photo has many do's and don't's. Starting with it looks like the metal bars are growing out of the girl, so they did a bad job on not merging. But the metal bars are also like leading lines, because they are leading toward the girl. It also has symmetry, because if you split the girl in half the picture will be split in half. And finally it has the composition of background because the background is very simple, for it is just a plain gray.
The exposure is good, because it is not completely dark, but its not really light. It is perfect for this picture.