Wonderful and very scary atmosphere,I love the lighting,you have done it again!!!!

excellent work...

The color's tone and light are exceptional. They perfectly reflect the subject. Very emotional

Marvellous work Stefano! Beautifully posed! Perfect POV and lighting. I love that glow about the character. Textures are supreme! I'm also very glad you decided on sepia, it gives it a sort of melancholic touch. Excellent job!

Excellent and powerfull image stefano,I love the coloring and I agree with your comment also. Also cool poserwork. Its good that you enabled the comment section,so people who feel the need can comment,if it is a hmmm it's cool or if it's an excellent it's cool also. A nice weekend to you also.

Very powerful art. You succeed in going way beyond propaganda, giving this image as it were a timeless quality. And the only timelessness is now, now without past nor future. Whatever ranking people give reflects more their own, and personal opinion on a work. Neither a hmmm or an excellent can change anything ever. My personal opinion is that this is an excellent work. Not because of its message (which I share with you) but because of the emotional rendering of how fragile we all are. Some need hitech weapons to hide behind, some need the certainty of an amoral majority that never outgrew the level of witch hunting. Yet some accept it, and for those the cracks in the walls open, and the rays of the Sun show them a rainbow. Let's not close these cracks ever again...

powerful emotion here! excellent work! outstanding color!

Wonderful image Stefano. You have a lovely heart and it shows through your image.

Not bad, not bad at all. I disagree vehemently with the mroe extreme anti-war views, and mildly with the folks who oppose it due to politics, and not at all with actual pacifists.

I believe we are doing the right thing in Iraq right now, in spite of the painful process used to make it happen. OTOH, your artwork is well done, and there is no sense in bashing someone's sense of art simply because of their politics. (I've abstained from ranking it, however... a subjective thing having to do with the message, but not your wonderful execution of it.)

Regd's,

/P

WOW!!! What a powerful work of art, very dramatic and thought provoking. The loghting, color and blurring are all used very adeptly.

Stefano,this is a very poignant work of art. And I agree whit you...war and terrorism should be forever banished!

Hi Stefano! The despairing pose of the woman, show her pain very real. At first i like Your intention of this picure, and at second the realize of this very good one!!!

I agree with Webmaster421...:) And I add that this image is, technically , excellent!

Wonderful piece Stefano! Stunning lighting and i love the sepia!

Super Mood with this one. Thanks and have a great weekend yourself.

You and I disagree on the war, but that doesn't mean this isn't a VERY powerful and emotional work. It's certainly one of your best. It gets my vote on artistic merit alone. Well done!

exellent work I love the athmosphere

I want to thank you all for the wonderful comments. Really. But, specially, I want to thank those who, in this same page, expressed their disagreement with the message of the picture and with the ideas I tried to convey. It's very important, and now I'm really happy to have chosen to leave all the options open like usual. Really thanks a lot.

Beautiful image with a strong feeling of dread. This is what it must be like for many who are involved in thie war, allied troops and Iraqi civilians alike. This is an excellent piece and what I've come to expect from you. Great work.

I love the title and the imagery this depicts.

excellnt work .

fine depiction of the helplessness nowadays

Great powerful image with emotion. Love this image whiskey, well done. ---- Scott.

Yes, I hate the "bomb em all and let god sort them out philosophy". Great job.

very powerful ...I love it ...great job as usual Stefano ... :o)

Wonderful message, wonderful art.

Beh, sono abbastanza d'accordo, ma aggiungo che la guerra sarebbe piu' opportuno farla agli ipocriti... in questo modo, forse, qualcosa di buono si otterrebbe. Il lavoro e' molto bello. Mi piace molto il gioco di luci e la posa del personaggio. il fatto che la mano sinistra sia ancora sospesa sottolinea la paura, e' un gran tocco di classe. Complimenti

This is one of your best images Stefano. It speaks volumes! As always your choices of color, composition and textures are superb. Thanks for posting! W&M

Great picture. One thing is for sure we all are going to feel the effects of this war for a while.

distressing, depressing, helplessness and utter futility.. all the moods of war. Another excellent picture, it is very moving. regards, bob