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Excellent Contemporary Lifestyle Image...7+++

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Probably overly cropped and high key, but I like it.

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Bill

I love the eye just barely peeking out.

Excellent lighting and subject. Soft and sensual.

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Exceptional symmetry and POV, John.

Beautiful subject ... she has an Ann Hathaway smile and sensual energy.

This is not an easy pose.

I find the arms and hands especially graceful as she balances on her

elbow and knees, and the hair just seems to pull it all together effortlessly.

This is a beautiful image.

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PS John, is this the 50mm or 85?

I like the absence of optical distortion.

Unforgettable

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Bill

What Would Freud Think...???

Clever David

Bill

Nikon 300mm F4.5 70's Vintage...

Very Cool...

Bill

Doesn't get much better than this.

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Bill

My experience with this subject, it doesn't make any difference how early you get there, there is always traffic around it.

Although, the lighting can be quite nice at 6:30 a.m.

Nice post production.

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Steve, very clean and detailed. Nice angle on this classic. The Fifth Avenue view with the 1900's architecture gives it a nostalgic feel.

And the snow adds a nice touch.

When I first started in photography, I worked for 10 years in a studio half block west of here on 23rd. Never get tired of seeing it.

Excellent presentation.

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Still have half a brick left. The last processing plant -- out west -- closed a few months ago. Maybe I should put it on Ebay and see if anyone is up to the challenge. I still have thousands of chromes to remind me. Ha, let's see Paul Simon do a song about compact memory cards!!!

Thank you for your comment, Michael.

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Well, almost silhouette...?

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Bill

I have to agree with Meir. I like everything about it. Her smile, killer smile. I like the dynamic tilt, which includes part of her girl friend, as well as the soft colors and atmosphere of the background lighting. Flash fill is right on the money. And her bowtie. Love her bowtie.

I think Mark makes some valid points. I just don't think, in this candid situation, you have that level of control. No time for the Irving Penn Studio approach with meticulous attemtion to detail. Particularly the hands, the hands are always problematic. And there would seem to be no time to direct her like a model, with a stylist, make up artist, hair dresser and art director standing by.

Well done, Aivar.

Regards, Bill

PS Did you use a soft box on your flash?

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Soft Focus...

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Bill

This is a little reminiscent of Jackson Pollock. Nicely done.

Just a thought here. If you switched the red and the green brushes and maybe just made a slight tilt on them, this would perhaps break the tension just a bit. Although there is nothing wrong with tension.

Regards, Bill

Nice graphics. Excellent lighting.

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Love Sunday Morning...

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Excellent Staging...

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Bill

Very Cinematic...

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