Wonderful Hat - why the sad face?

This lady was dressed in her Sunday best and at a light-hearted event. She had a wonderful hat. However, she was desperately sad the whole time. Our insight into other peoples lives is so limited. The story is there to be seen, but not exposed.

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[Sheralee S]

That does look like a very sad face. Great capture.

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

I like the selective color, but such a shame that she must be so sad.

[Rick Schies]

So we are left to speculate.

[Paula Cook-Farkas]

Now I'm intrigued. Nice selective coloring.

[scooter]

Great capture, she does look sad. :(
Love your processing.

[Kerri]

Great processing

[Melissa ♥]

What a great capture. Love the selective coloring.

[Philip Cole]

Great processing! You have emphasized her mood very well! Sometimes the story is best left to each viewer!

[stephanie dp]

very intense and so true, your words. beautiful treatment here.

[Mimi Ditchie]

Perhaps she was deep in thought. (I like your selective color here)

[Carolyn White]

I love the selective coloring! :0)

[Kate Klinck]

Fab choice with the selective coloring!!

[Peggy Johnson]

Cool processing and composition

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Beautiful!

[Nancy Holte]

Very perceptive of you to pick up on her sadness. Beautiful job of editing.

[Diane]

Great photo--like the selective color. It really shows sadness--the world may be in color, but she feels gray.

[Terry]

great editing

[Carolyn Sue]

love the hat! Neat effect!

[TJ's World]

Nice shot.......perfect for this type of processing

[Amy Spada]

I like the way you highlighted the hat... It actually let's you noticed the sadness of her even better.

[Shanne]

nice selective colour and interesting story in the shot

[Shirley Chetwynd]

She defiintely has something on her mind,nice shot of her

[Vicki K]

Nice selective colouring, and she does look pensive.

[Robin Maupin]

Love the coloring here.

[petra]

the had doesnt macht with the had! great selective coloring!

[Kaz]

Great capture, now I'm intrigued, who is she? why the sadness?

[Janna E.]

Great selective colour. My face would looks different with that extravagant hat. Love the contrasts in this candid!

[Alta D©]

beautiful capture! nice play on selective coloring!

[Sue Wilde]

Nice use of selective colouring. Nice portrait too.

[Steve Maidwell]

Good processing Damon. Peoples lives are always more complicated than you know.......

[Melanie K]

Great colour selection, I love fascinators.

[Salma Tantawi]

Love the selective colour. she does look sad :(

[Bodil Fahlcrantz]

A picture with a lot to tell!

[ryncediez]

very nice shot!

[Mike Warren]

Great shot. The difference between the person and the hat is like night and day.

[Pepita Liang]

The selective coloring makes a beautiful contrast between the lady's mood and her colorful hat. Great capture!

[Natacha Murphy]

wonderful capture. you've done a perfect job of the contrast. it's so true how we have no idea about people's stories. my mum and i always make up stories of what we think is going on (not when they are sad though :()

[kathy moore graham]

Great capture. Nice coloring

[Amanda Lopez]

Excellent portrait and observation.

[trude]

Great shot and use of selective colouring, her hat certainly doesn't reflect her mood!

[Anita Hoyle]

Your pics are always Intriguing and always make me enlarge. I don't think she is sad, she has something on her mind and is deep in thought.

[Bob G]

Like the way the hat is colored and the rest bw. Very nice

[Anoeska van Rijsbergen]

Great capture. Your story and the colors of the pic tell the same story. Well done, to just give the hat a color.

[Michelle]

Great photo.. she does look like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders.. real sadness

[Annie Feeley]

Nice capture. Great SC.

[Oren Whightsel]

this is just a wonderful capture and i agree with your view of stories/narrative.

[Melissa]

wow, that is some hat! her expression really makes the photo.

[Vanessa Walters]

I love that you captured her sadness as well as the beauty that was her hat.

[Lesley Barber]

Wonderful capture and composition. Ophelia.

[Jen E]

That is a terrific hat! Nice editing.

[Frances Chaloner]

Excellent observation, our interior lives can be hidden but only so far and clues show on our faces, our demenour, our carriage...