Enough light to shine
by Paul

Comment by bspurgeon:
Lovely portrait

Enough light to shine
by Paul

Comment by Sunshine86:
beautiful portrait

Enough light to shine
by Paul

Comment by Lydia:
Not sure about the hair instead of the mouth... Love the lighting... and the eyes.



I may or may not be voting, so please do not equate my comment with any score.

Vintage Nude
by Paul

Comment by HarveyG:
Super work Paul. Classic, elegant, tasteful. Love the light mate.

Vintage Nude
by Paul

Comment by mileskea:
Paul - Don't worry about the 1s. Its a fabulous photo and beautifully done.

Incidentally, I have realised that those who score 1s tend to have to write their IQs down just so they can remember how stupid they really are.

I am truly grateful that the narrow minded have no consistent influence over art.

Vintage Nude
by Paul

Comment by Paul:
Thanks for all the great comments and words of support in relation to the '1‘ votes. Although some people may have voted '1’ for the nude, I think it is just as likely to be '1' because it wasn't a strong enough sepia tone.

I won a ribbon with a nude in Black & White IV with no votes of '1' and think it was a more challenging image than this one in terms of its content. SO I've since come to the conclusion that I can't assume that 1s for my nude work are given just because it is a nude image - people may just have thought this to be DNMC.

Thanks again

Paul

Vintage Nude
by Paul

Comment by insteps:
Paul, really well done! I'll never understand votes of 1.

Vintage Nude
by Paul

Comment by ownedcasey:
When I see pictures like this and scroll down to see 1,2 & 3 ratings for it it makes me wonder if people are just offended by any nudity at all. I agree with everyone else that has said this is a great artistic nude photo. And if anyone that rated this so low sees this comment you should be ashamed of yourselves. The quality of the photo is great, the model is classically beautiful and the lighting is excellent. If people who log onto this site can not handle nudity like this then you should stop visiting and voting. Nude photos have been an art form for as long as there have been cameras and I hope to see more tasteful photos like this.

Enough light to shine
by Paul

Comment by ray_mefarso:
lovely portrait

Enough light to shine
by Paul

Comment by Tiny:
Is this Holly ? Maybe. Whatever its a great image, lovely tone.Hope it does well.