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Getting better. The pose and expression are much improved. The lighting could be better.

Nicely done abstract.

Plastic lens or not, you caught a great candid moment...well done. Frankly, I love old photos.

Interesting image but the lighting could be improved -- either more balanced or more one-sided to achieve a dramatic effect. As it is, the photo simply looks underexposed. 

All critiques and suggestions welcome! This image was taken with a Canon

EF (circa 1973) using a standard 50mm FD lens and Kentmere 400 film.

great candid shot.

Beautiful woman but the focus seems a little too soft. One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was to focus on the eyes -- the rest of the face will take care of it self. Also, you may want to consider increasing the contrast to increase the dramatic effect. 

Frank, please don't take offense if this little girl is related to you but I find this image a little dull on my monitor. The skin tones don't look natural and the lighting is less than flattering. Did you use a flash for this?

interesting concept. a little too underexposed for my taste.

fantastic image of a truly remarkable looking place. thanks also for the interesting write-up. i truly have to visit turkey one of these days!

very nice, richard. been wanting to get one of these for some time. possibly one of the best designs BMW has ever come out with. oh, nice lighting by the way. 

Thanks, Mark. Glad you like film -- I'm really enjoying using vintage cameras and their excellent lenses to shoot a variety of subjects. Hoping to post some more soon using bellows and extension tubes. It doesn't hurt that she's easy on the eyes...

Thanks, Daniele. The ambient light was low so I had the aperture wide -- hence the shallow depth of field and OOF.  

brilliantly surreal!

powerful if not a bit spooky...

I agree that the posing is a little too flat to be flattering. But maybe that's not the effect you were seeking.

i, too, love it!

what gear did you use?

Exposure works well but the focus is a little too soft around the eyes.

very well done!

Well done, Edmondo. I really like the sharpness that fades with the shallow depth of field. 

Interesting pose and expression from the model. I'm ambivalent about the soft lighting effect and the loss of detail on edges. But then again, it has a pleasing effect on skin tones. 

Excellent casual portrait. I love the composition and the background detail -- there's a story here which is only glimpsed at. Well done.

Good casual portrait, Carmine. Not usually a fan of flash but you've caught an interesting moment in time.

Detail of a Mercury II half-frame camera (circa the 40s). Shot with a

50mm f3.5 FD lens on a Canon EF (circa 1973) using Agfa APX 100.