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Comment by LindaLee:
Again, I agree with previous comments.

Love the shot, and the chopped off fingers don't bother me, though they might bother the bride. It's all the blown-out highlights that distract from the bride's face, and from them as a couple.

Good job catching the moment!

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Comment by LindaLee:
The concept is great; I love the tree lined road, and her expression is good, if you could only see her face better.

And, I agree with both previous comments.

Try using Shadow/Highlight on her face, and roadrunner is so right - sepia would be great for this. You also might want to try just a bit of diffuse glow or try out some other glow actions on this as well to give it a little more impact.

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Comment by roadrunner:
i 'd love to see this one in a sepia... very romantic.....great work here matey.... hope to see more...

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Comment by roadrunner:
same thing again with just darkening around the couple so that the 'bright ' light doesn't distract from them.. you've done a great job..congrats....

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Comment by roadrunner:
WOW... if i was the bride i would be very excited over this one.... and just remember , just because most ' photographers ' don't like select desat, doesn't mean the everyday person that hardly ever see's it doesn't like it..., im new to photography, and i love it on the right photo and done right..... this photo is a perfect example of it.... well done... she will love this one....

the only thing i would suggest is to darken around the couple just a tad...maybe just with levels or curves.... the shadow across the brides face doesn't bother me at all....actually makes it more romantic to me...

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Comment by pix-al:
This is a lovely shot though I am not a big fan of the selective desaturation. I think this would look much nicer in plain old B&W.

Also, if the couple switched places, you might have got away with not having the shadow cast across the brides face...

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Comment by pix-al:
Were these guys really all left handed or do you make them do it that way because of the position of the Sun and composition you wanted?

They look a little "forced" kind of unaturally into position?