keeping the garden

Cool idea, Natasha.... but in my opinion the body looks too much like of mannequin's while the hand looks like real.... I may also suggest to show gardener's real heavy duty scissors....

I don't think her body looks like a mannequin at all! Just very beautiful pale skin. Wish my skin looked that nice! The lighting works well also.

 

I've noticed you've been doing more indoor "studio type" work recently. Are you moving more in this direction? Just curious! Whatever the setting you do wonderful work, but I can see this type of photography having more of a commercial appeal.

I'll second the wish for that nice of skin. Clever idea. I also like your lighting.

Jenna, I am trying everything now, still searching ...And this is not a studio actually :)...Brad, Jenna and Knicky, thank you for the visit!

Very original & well composed.

I like your work

Antonio

Natasha, it's an excellent concept, and in my opinion the slight sense of artificiality that your model's fine skin tones suggest is perfectly appropriate. In a way, she is separated from our reality. The way that you've cropped the image, hiding the swell of the model's hips, gives her a kind of androgyny which also adds to the feeling of separateness.

If I have one "niggle" it is that I'd have liked the edge of the left leg (on the picture's right) to be a little more defined.

That's all. Well done and thank-you.

Martyn, I agree, I still have things to work at..Thank you for your interesting comment. Antonio, thank you too!

:) this is superb and also funny dear Natasha :)

I like it :) well done.

Thank you,

Biliana

requires a garden to thrive, so the story goes, 7/7...}oD

This is extremely clever and extraordinarily well done. I agree with the comment asking for a bit more definition of the left leg. Critical comments about the skin tone are, in my opinion, way off; the skin here is perfect for the shot. Bravo.

Thank you!

I can recognise your style in this picture. Very clever. You know what I mean.

Clever idea!!!...Best regards.

Hi Natasha,

 

My mistake! It has a bit of a studio feel to it which is why I thought I would ask, but it I like it regardless of where/how it was shot.

Are you aware of the myth I refer to?

!!! :)

Guy, yes for the capricorn, not sure about the garden..

and a fairly obvious one at that. The maiden tends her beautiful garden in hopes of luring the unicorn into her garden who by his mere presence would make her garden all the more beautiful. While the Maiden would keep the Unicorn in the garden on a permanent basis, the Unicorn on the other hand very much enjoys visiting the garden but would come and go as he pleases and there in lies the stuggle.

I think this story is built into our subconscious wether we know it or not.

This image goes to the heart of the matter and ina a beautiful interpretation...}oD

Very true...:)

I'm glad you understand

Wonderful original picture, nicely judged crop and print quality to focus on the idea. A little darkening of the lower right corner to make the edge of her leg clearer would make it perfect.

 

Best wishes, Jonathan

Amazing Idea ! congrats

Funny, but also beautifully shot.

What a great idea !

Thank you!