Geisha Girl
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Comment by fotomann_forever:
LMAO! I wonder what Kirby would look like as a Geisha.

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Comment by david_c:
It looks a tad "soft" to my eye. Have you put it through Unsharp Mask yet?

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Comment by rennie:
Beautiful portrait. Since it's a classic portrait and static, I think the centered composition would enhance it. Somehow the fact, that it is croped and moved to the right disturbs me. There is a bit of blue cast on my monitor also. Cold be my computer :)
The model is cute and posing perfectly. Is it trained to do that? It reminds me of classic pantings. Probably because of the colour scheme and the dress it's wearing.

Motorcycle Max
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Comment by Jutilda:
Vroom vroom!!! So adorable. Is he getting ready for Halloween?

Saltwater Marsh - Ninilchik, Alaska
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Comment by HeiSch:
Linda,
beautiful landsape and I think you pass the beauty along in this picture. Technically it's sound - with your protfolio, I'm not surprised at all. The exposure of the foreground and background is just right and balanced. From a composition POV (which can always be argued :)) I would have zoomed with your 70-200 lens much closer on the right side. If you look at the left side, there is not a lot going on. And you clearly wanted the viewer to focus on the cliff with the building on top. If you zoom in much closer where the river (?) makes the right turn and have this as your left border, the bushes as a boundary at the bottom and the building just a bit over the top-right third, I think you have some nice leading lines in your picture.
You probably tried to add a point of interest with the weed in the foreground, but I think you don't need this in your pic. The bushes provide enough borders to bounce the viewer right back into the scene, along the river to the shore and then up the cliff.

Saltwater Marsh - Ninilchik, Alaska
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Comment by ryand:
interesting shot, a bit cluttered in the foreground, but i like the composition, with the building on the cliff on the right, a very nixe shot

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Comment by Jutilda:
Adorable.

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Comment by suemack:
Awww she is adorable!

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Comment by Jutilda:
LOL Did you get a new doggie???

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Comment by RayEthier:
You truly do have a knack for taking really great animal shots. It is truly remarkable how you managed to capture that forlorn look on that poor prisoner who seemingly craves his freedom.

I do believe I see another card in the offing. Well done indeed.

Ray