Maria Jose' From Brazil 1997 frame 33 (negative scan)

She is pretty also but I am not too sure about the pose and strand of hair close to one eye. PS Nice light.

The "strand of hair" is the wind. The pose? Well this is a crowded nude beach. The trick there is (you are taking pictures of strangers and not very welcome)  don't get intrusive; ask permission; keep people out of the background that do not want to be photographed; and try to be invisible. Folks on a nude beach get pretty up tight when they see a camera.  

She is just a girl (with her husband) who I did not know, sitting just like this, and I ask if I could take a picture. I did not ask her to change her pose. That would be getting intrusive. If I knew them it would have been different. I had official permission to shoot there with discretion (and still I got a lot of threats).

Hope you can apprceiate my precarious position :-) 

After a few visits I made some friends; became a fixture; people got used to me; did not threaten me;  and then it was easier.

Hi Meir,

where is this in Brazil? northeast? she's really pretty, reminds me a little of Elizabeth Taylor! cheers from Minas Gerais, Brasil!

Yes, a lot like Elizabeth Taylor. The photo was taken on a beach in Florida. She and her husband (see folder) were visitors from Brazil.

I'm back after exactly 3 years! how are you? well another question about the picture, did you yourself scan the neg? which scanner? it looks very good! my nikon IV ED is giving up on me and i'll have to buy a new scanner, looking at Pacific Image and Plustek! Have a nice day!