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Thank you Radu !! Best regards.

 . . . . thanks for your comments John, especially your conclusion. I like it :)

Thanks for your comment Bill. I opted for this angle to emphasize the movement of the model towards the camera. Best regards my friend!!

Thanks for the comments. The bg is Malta.

Thank you Lester!! Best regards.

I thank you for viewing Radu !! Best regards.

I agree with you about the bg Scott.  Well said. BR 

Thank you Russell, kindly do go ahead and suggest whatever you feel. BR

I agree with you 100% about her foot Scott. Thanks for taking the time to edit  . .you did a very good job!! Best regards.

Very nice lighting Bill, suited well for your subject. Warm regards!!

Thanks Radu,  and John for your  the explanation .  Your description of simplicity and form is in line with what I sought and glad you pinpointed these words. 

 . . . . .  it was a genuine mistake by hitting pets which is exactly next portraits in the category list. Do you really think I did this for some sort of recognition???  COME ON!!

Thanks again for your comments John!! Well in this image my idea was to draw the viewer's attention purely to the eyes. It was all I was interested in and what I wished to project. I don't see any abstract elements as I left everything conforming to reality. Best regards . . John

Thank you very much for your contributions John and Hen.  Now to some expanations about the colour of the legs, You are right Hen the colour of the legs is darker than the rest of the body. When I took this shot (on a summer evening), the sun was on the right very low giving very warm light on the model. I had to fill in with artificial light to fill the shadows and used a silver reflector from the left of the model and an on camera fill in flash from front. Since I wanted the attention mostly on the models face, I mainly directed the reflector on her upper body, leaving the legs less lit. I feel it is better this way, but a personal opinion. Warmest regards to both...John.

Excellent !!

Thank you Grigoriy!

Thanks for you comments my friends. Yes Radu, you are completely right, spot on. You noticed well and these need to be corrected. Thanks for pointing out. Best regards all.

Thanks for your constructive comment Daniele. In this shoot I wished to get the ambient of a fishing  village. In my opinion the blur is enough to concentration the attention on the model, whereas still including background elements. Conversion to BW would render distraction more, as I would loose the red dress, which focuses an immediate attention.  I could have altered some background colours but decided to refrain from doing so. Best regards.

Thank you Rejith!!

Thank you very much Radu. I am sure you will do well...best regards!!

Well said Hen . . .  :) But in which section should I put it, portraits? I don't see this as a typical portrait :)

May I take this opportunity to wish all photo.net members a Happy Easter!!

Thank you for your contribution Radu. Best regards !!