Girl with a pistol

A beautiful shot, Wim!

Fijne Kerstdagen toegewenst,

Ruud.

Dank je Ruud.

Jij ook fijne dagen toegewenst.

Googles & flintlock + pretty girl.  What more could you ask for?  

Sh is charming. Compositionally, I might have included all of the pistol.

Thanks Alex. Nothing more to ask.

Thank you David. Yes all the pistol but no good background .

Thanks Hans-Peter for your observation.

yes the whole pistol is better.

I made more photo's  with better composition but on this one her  expression is best.

Very beautiful B&W portrait, I really love her facial expression and the great lighting. Perfect control of DOF. Excellent work Wim!

Best Regards and happy new year.

Patrick

Thank you Patrick for your nice words.

And happy new Year for you too.

First and foremost, a happy and healthy 2014 to you and the people you care about . . .

There are several strong elements in this image, all of which serve to grab a viewer's attention.  (1) The young lady is smirking, as if to express either arrogance or confidence, or both.  (2) The goggles on her head raise a question regarding their context.  Is she about to take off in an early 20th century biplane, or is she getting ready to drive off in a classic sports car (one without a windscreen)? (3) The detail in her cascading waves of very sexy hair is amazing.

To briefly enter the debate about the pistol - -  We see the presence of the young lady's finger on the trigger, which has the implication of her intent to use it.  The fact that it isn't entirely present in the frame doesn't materially affect this or the overall impact of the image.

Well done!!

Thank you Michael.

Best wishes.

Thanks for your comment. It's much appreciate.

She was lovely.

Excellent work: i like the composition and the lighitng on the girl's face. The BW tones are beautiful, there are a lot of sharp details and the DOF control is very good. More, the girl' glance is confident and the image tells a little story...What else?Compliments and best regards!

Thank you very much for your great comment.