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Please view Large as otherwise it looks darker still and loses

its visual impact.

Beautiful nude. Great use of lighting and excellent contrast. It's not too dark. It is perfectly my taste. Please show us more. Congrats.

Wonderfully posed and lit. The parallel lines on the forelegs make this image for me. The bracelet on the model's right arm is ever so slightly distracting. Well done.

I would vote to make it lighter.  I tried my hand at modification.

Jerry

@ Raymond: there will be some more coming, as soon as I find the time to process them...

@ Mark: I considered the bracelet on a couple of occasions, first during the session, then in post processing, but on each I decided to leave it, not that I had strong feelings about this prop, but it didn't bother me and I was curious whether others would notice and comment.  Funny enough, while you'd rather not have it there, a friend of mine, to whom I showed this image without asking any specific questions, pointed to it as a nice touch, ha-ha!  Goes to show how different tastes we all have.  Again, I'm mostly indifferent on that matter.

As for model's parallel shins that mirror the angle of her torso, I concur as far as composition goes, however I think they are too bright compared to the rest of her (I've tried to darken them and it helped restore the balance a bit, but not enough I'm afraid.)

@ Jerry: it looks promising, but you should have had a go at the Large version (the small one is useless -- I don't even like it).

Of course you are right, Tomek; it is only a question of preference. And that is the beauty of online forums - you get to hear many opinions, consider them, and then decide for yourself. This is an image I'd would be happy to have in my portfolio. Well done.

How long is a piece of string? It may indeed be too dark. However, the only question that is really important is, 'Do you like it?' I do.

great picture !

I won't say this is too dark, however, my little netbook screen does not do the beauty of your exposure any justice. This is to be seen in old fashioned vivid CRT monitors or better still, a large print against a white wall. The lighting is delicate and just right. I love the symmetry in the knees. This is darkly sensual without ever verging on profanity. The erotic element here is the darkness and the promise. The model is stunningly alluring in this light. Well done.