Samandiriel
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Comment by TCGuru:
This is one of the most amazing changes I have ever seen. If you haven't done it yourself yet, flip back and forth really fast :) hehe SWEET edit

Samandiriel
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Comment by roz:
brilliant conversion .. its an excellent portrait .. i love the softness and the feeling i get from this ... i also love the way its such an involving portrait .. the way she's looking right at me .. it creates questions in my mind .. who is she? .. wot sort of life does she lead ?? .. etc etc .. she is very beautiful ..
ahhhh .. just read other comments .. yes it's all about the feel .. :)

Samandiriel
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Comment by love:
Thank you both for your comments.

Richard - A photographer friend of mine had this to say about my image above "There is technically correct and artistically correct - this is an artistic image". : )))

Samandiriel
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Comment by yanko:
A very engaging photo. For those saying the face is not sharp enough I have to ask why they feel that way. The key word being "feel".

day4_before.jpg
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Comment by Jaker:
This intial image is nice on it's own, but the edit is so much more mysterious!

Samandiriel
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Comment by Jaker:
I didn't vote in this challenge, so I saw this in the before and after side challenge. Quite a striking image, and I think you made and excellent decision to conver to B&W. Crazy how from the thumbnail that scarf absolutely disappears!

day4_after.jpg
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Comment by Ann:
Good job getting the middle eastern look, out of someone who is definitely not middle eastern. Overall, it's very nice. I don't really like how the texture and color of the scarf blend into the wall behind her. I played with the original for a bit, and decided it's a very hard fix in basic editing, because the wall and scarf are so close to the same color. One thing you can do during the shoot, especially if you know you're going to B&W is to use a different colored scarf. In this case, a blue scarf would make it possible to adjust the brightness of the wall and scarf independently.

Samandiriel
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Comment by BigJohnson:
You were robbed!! Gave this a ten - it's stunning. Beautiful tone, texture and contrast.

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Comment by onesaint:
great shot. you've put a nice spin on things.=D
The graininess is quite nice.

day3_after.jpg
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Comment by yanko:
Nice feel to this.