I had a moment today to peruse back through your "photo by da fredcritter" tagged posts. Doing so gave me a renewed admiration for the direction your more recent pictures have taken. I was particularly struck by how much more I liked the first photo of this subject that you posted now that I've seen this version of it. That one had a smoky quality that I didn't appreciate the first time I saw it.

Looking back also made me appreciate this photo more, particularly your use of the light. The shadow seems to bring out a weariness in this woman's face that was hidden in the prior photo. At what was surely a fun event, it serves as a reminder of how hard we all work both to have fun and to retain our masks.