Nora 2331

We tried this one with direct sun, which made her squint, a little. Also,

since it was late afternoon, the light was really red. I've tried to correct

the color. Does her skin still look real?

Skin looks fine. Love the framing, but somehow, perhaps because she might be arching backwards, her body appears disproportionately large, or maybe just an illusion. Wish her earrings were in focus. Love the blurred background sans donuts.

Very nice... Goes in the A drawer...:-)

I know as soon as I post the original capture, everyone will say they prefer the warmer color, but....here goes....

I love the lighting and tones in this shot. Her eyes grab you!

....and I'm wondering if I might agree....

Thanks Kim. Maybe I should leave it alone, but the color bothers me a little. Maybe because it was shifted so far from what came out of the camera that I feel I've changed it too much.

The original post looked fine to me on its own, it's only when compared to the our-of-camera image and your additional comments that one begins to think - yeah, it does look a bit shifted from what one might consider perfectly natural. Then again I never trusted my judgment on skin tone.

Doug:

I am going to chime in even though I could never get any of the three of the three I really like the original best.

Mitch

.. beautiful portrait ...

Hans, I think you're right. I haven't printed any of them yet because I'm waiting so I can print them all at once. Very anxiously waiting....

Excellent!