Avory 5-11-13 19

Lovely !

Sublime lighting resulting in a very refined nude study!

Lighting, model, pose...everything's perfect! Bravo Mark!

Best regards

PDE

Mark - 

I too am a fan of dark shadows creating a well sculpted form. You and Avory have done well here. Thanks for sharing.

You know how I love piercings catching the light. I should point out that there are many other great features in this image. The look on the model's face nails the mood of this shot. 

Very nice tones and great pose. I would suggest not to crop the elbow. Very nice shot. Congrats.

Mark I like this image.  As I looked at it, I wondered how it would look with the (picture left) elbow darkened so as to vanish.  I read all the current comments and then ran into one that suggested the elbow not be cropped!  But I had not yet posted that and no one else seems to have either!  I am confused.

Jerry

Thank you all for the thoughtful comments.

Jerry - I am pleased you like the image. I suppose there is some rule about not cutting off any body element but, I did so. Others seem not to mind and I don't either. 

Cutting bits of the body is something that annoys me. However, the elbow here  is sufficiently out of the frame not to make it an issue. Indeed, in this instance, I would say it enhances the shot making it compositionally stronger. Perhaps Jerry would have preferred this shot if you hadn't cut of her legs too. Strangely, he hasn't mentioned that.

David - Thanks again! At least cutting legs mid-thigh is acceptable according to some rules.