Gassville tornado

The first photo is a picture a survivor standing in the hallway that sheltered her family. The lighted room in the background is her living room, sans a roof.

The second photograph, the b/w, is of an overturned HD motorcycle.

Number three is what is left of a local Mexican restaurant. I thought the flags paid tribute to their spirit and courage in such a disaster.

Four and five are of the same demo worker taking down part of a gas station.

It was quite a sight and reminded me of the destructive power of nature. I was surprised at how willing people were to talk about their experience. It was almost as if they needed to unload. I did my best to stay out of the way of the cleanup. (The tornado was on Feb. 5, 08 in Gassville, AR.)

Taking pictures a bit after a disaster isn't easy as the whole place seems to look like a messy construction site.

Of these your Harley photo in B&W is nicely artistic although a bit of foreground to show that the bike is messed up wouldn't have hurt. Still it is a nice image.

The photo of the woman is IMO the winner here. You nicely exposed for and focused on her face while letting the background go soft and over exposed so we can see that it is a mess. I might have liked to see this in a portrait crop with more of her in the image but still it is quite good.

The first one tells the story.
Seems to be a lot of tornadoes early this year.

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Originally Posted by MB1

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The photo of the woman is IMO the winner here.

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Thanks for the feedback. As a newbie, I am not sure what "IMO" means.

Welcome to the forum! (IMO = In My Opinion) a useful acronym when discussing other people's photographs!

I have to say that I like the one taken outside of the Mexican restaurant the most, it has potential, am wondering if you could leave the flag as it is and desaturate the rest of the photograph and maybe get in a bit closer to the figure without losing the tractor?

Looks like a terrible mess to be sorted out....