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Very nice light you got here, Andrew! It's warm and soft, just perfect for this young woman. However, my problem doesn't regard the girl, but the background: on the lower part it seems like the sea, so on the upper side I would expect some open sky and eventually some clouds. Instead, I see some green and something like the contour of a statue in a park. The gray contour of what I think to be a statue distracts me a bit, but it's just a marginal note.

(Added later: I've seen another capture of her with a clearer view of the background. I understand I was mislead by what I thought it was the horizon line at about her shoulder level. However, for me, it is still difficult to avoid this illusion without seeing the clearer shot.)

I wish she was looking into the camera, just because I love eye-contact, however this way works greatly with her pose, which is also so exquisite.

Again, great light on her hair, on her face... Oh, her jacket leaves just a slight light under the tip of her chin (either cover or let more of her neck exposed), but again that's just a thought.

Enchanting portrait, indeed... Can't stop watching it! :)

Very well done!

Lucian,

Thank you very much for your comments. You have a very good eye. Klaudia was sitting on a wall on the river bank. Water behind her is the river. Behind her is also a tree covered bank with a building. There was also a boat on the river and I covered it up with the reflection of some clouds since it was more destructing than the building. I think I made it too obvious that the background is not real. I will make a more natural looking fake and post it.