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Comment by krnodil:
Puts the viewer square in the moment, especially with those splashes. Very nice.

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Comment by jmritz:
Wonderful memory, a fun and sentimental shot.

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Comment by chip_k:
Uber cool!

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Comment by posthumous:
I love this, but I only voted a 5 at the time because the face made it nonabstract to me. But for "BLUR" this is wonderful.

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Comment by rossbilly:
awesome detail in the textures, good light on her eyes, soft bokeh, oh! - love the freckles too ;)

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Comment by Atropos:
The black and white works well with her, and if that is her normal expression then this is a wonderful shot of her. If the ear ring was diamonds then I could see it being in a People's Jewellers flyer. A more direct light (direct with which way her head is facing) is the only thing I could think of that might add to the image since it would get rid of the shadow that her nose casts. One thing I notice with portraiture is that in nearly all of the widely acclaimed shots, their are no shadows on the front of the face.

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Comment by Atropos:
I agree with the others. It's an excellent composition, if only the shadow on her face wasn't so dark. I don't think the tattoo is a problem though, except maybe we can't make out what it is.

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Comment by violinist123:
Yeah first thing I thought was damn, no reflector.

Other than that this is an all around great shot. Shame about the foot tattoo. With those legs, it's like running your eyes down the lines of a corvette only to see the shattered headlight at the front.

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Comment by Nald:
Second fav out of the bunch, pose, expression and lighting all work well here. Again my only suggestion would be to crop in a bit on the left closer to her arm to help out composition.

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Comment by Nald:
Pose, love it. Composition, love it. Model, :D.

The one big thing that is hurting this shot is the shadow on her face. A reflector bouncing the light back at her would really help light this attractive women's face right up. Other than that this shot works well.