P1000950_SF_Antique Plate I

She looks a little like you have woken her from a sleep. I am quite sure that was not was the case. A charming black and white image.

Michael,

Sometime I just let my eyes move over a picture and keep track of what they do.  Here I looked at the curve of her hip, her knee and lower leg - and then looked at the bright window!  Then I forced my eyes to look at her face, the curve of her arm - and then jumped to the window!  I went back to her face, down the curves of her breasts, along the arm - and then jumped to the white window!

I honestly think that there is a lesson here, in my behavior as a viewer.  What would I have done, as a viewer, if the window was less bright - in fact if the nude figure were the brightest element in the picture?

Jerry

Excellent

Thank you fellas!  And Jerry, I couldn't agree with you more!  Hindsight is a perfect science, and should I have been able to do this again, I would certainly reduce the window light.  Of course, I could have also cropped it lower, which would help some, but then I would lose that thing-a-ma-jig in the background that I find so intriguing!  :o)

Or you could have just turned her around.