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John, you do much justice to an exquisitely pretty model. Compositionally, this ranks as highly as any of your other outstanding works.

One slight critique, the bokeh is a little harsh when looked closely.

I am a great admirer of your portfolio in general, this feels a little mainstream. Beautifully done but perhaps not as interesting as some of the other shots.

Many thanks Starvy. By Bokeh I guess you mean the out of focus area?  I run around the forest in summer with my 300mm zoom  lens (which in fact becomes a 45 mm on my Nikon D90).  It's amazingly good at  catching things when you stand really far back, and as you see, I also use it for portraits. One may or may not like the focus effect of course, but it can be used to advantage. Best wishes, John

Hello John:

I notice that you do not apply a vignette to most of your photos. Care to comment?

Hello, John. Her look is about fashion, luxury, runways, shop-windows as I imagine her - the background here is the bark of a green tree (?). Of course the photo is good - agreed not discussing models but but I strongly determine her as a fashion/glam model who doesn't look harmoniously in that place in a forest. One day you said you didn't work with professional models. Unbelievable - she is. I wouldalso add some more contrast. 

Ovrerall, the picture is good. 

Wonderful eyes and look John and a beautiful seductive lips' movement and overall expression....

An excellent portrait with rich gray tonal range....my congrats....

Hello John,

THis is really a nice portrait and has a lot of interesting aspects the crisp detail of the tree contrast well with the soft lighting tones on the model. I guess the only small distraction for me is the dark circle around the eye. The right eye as I am looking at the photo. The iris of the eye almost gets lost in the dark of the make up and the down cast shadow.  I am by no means being critical just a simple observation is all.  Again your work is always outstanding... Cheers MJ

Thank you friends, very pleasing to read. I do regret the dark area around the eye, but it's sundown in the forest and hard to capture more detail. The soft approach I thought to be in line with the demeanour and relaxed attitude of the model, but that is for others to judge of course. I thank you all for expressing your views.

Lovely, my dear!...like I love!

Hands always do the job in a portrait .. I liked it John...

I like this portrait very much. Especially the way she connects with the camera.

Lovely work as always, I love your b&w work and when I look in your portfolio I'm always get impressed by your ability to find great models. You have a great eye for what works in front of the lens.

Best regards Tore

It is a perfect photo for my taste. Perfect beauty, perfect composition (I like the pyramid like composition as hands make it lighter). And I like the moody background, it brings the sharpness and lines of her face out so well. Also cropping is perfect.