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Thanks for viewing.

Andrew... If this is a choice, you can't go wrong with either one... Excellent...Mike

 

 

Really nice portraits, and the side-by-side creates a pleasing effect.

I'm biased. She's so beautiful...

very good...

Very nice. The hands form almost an arrow pointing to the face and the eyes, and the overall balance is perfect.

Interestingly, the black and white version conveys a different idea about the model's character...This is not unusual, and the special impact created by the B/W is well known, and used in advertising or movies. I was almost reminded of some very classic "films noirs" featuring Humphrey Bogart and some angel-looking but slightly dangerous creatures. I am certainly a pain, but I find the tiny strip of highlight at the top left disturbing, as it attracts the eye, and I would suggest to crop a tiny amount of top side, in such a way that the hat is still at a small distance from the side, but the clear area is removed. Alternately, the area could be darkened a bit in an image editing software.

How can you rate this 4/4???

For me 6/6

Beautifull hands and a nice touch of the finger..

Yves,

 

You are not "pain" and you are correct. I noticed the same but I forgot to correct it. It is less visible on an average monitor, but on my home monitor it is quite visible especially on the B&W photo.

I forgot to mention the extremely elegant position of the hands. This is very difficult to achieve. As a secondary pain, hiding or making less visible the black spot in the right top corner area would make the picture 100% perfect.....

If this is a choice I cannot judge. They are both excellent but apples and oranges as I see it.