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Comment by Kine:
amazing ... 9

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Comment by twm122:
What great detail on her eyes and lips. I am so glad you didn't neat image this shot. I says so much but I bet seeing her eyes would have been just as striking.

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Comment by Brad:
My personal feeling is that this is an example when a photograph has gone beyond being a photo and crossed over into digital art. I may be 100% off on this and it could be a basic edit, but in my opinion, has been edited far too much and no longer looks real.

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Comment by FireBird:
I don't think this would work with her eyes open.
Maybe in an out take. hint hint. heheh ;) Very nice composition

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Comment by magnus:
Wow, that's magazine-cover quality! A great concept, beautiful model, and technically impeccable image. 10

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Comment by elsapo:
wonderful portrait..it has a certain "magic" to it. I love the softness and colors Good Luck ;).. ohh yeah this has to be you kiwiness!

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Comment by Konador:
Composition: 9 - Perfect, except I think perhaps a little less forhead so it doesn't cut off just as the hairlines meet would look slightly better.
Technical: 10 - Perfect, the glow, the sharpness on the eyelashes coupled with the softness elsewhere. Perfect skintones too.
Creativity: 8 - Different from most portraits, in that the focus is mainly on the eye lashes rather than the eyes themselves. I like it.
Appeal: 10 - Very appealing photo! Great work!

Overall Calculated Average Score: 9

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Comment by KarenNfld:
Beautiful. I love her pose. I like how you filled the frame as well.

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Comment by Nikonian Ninja:
great colors!!!

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Comment by redmoon:
a very lovely portrait. the set up (specifically make up and the oriental style of the jacket) certainly complements the stunning prettiness of your model. exclamations along the lines of "phwoar!", and i'll wager, "crikey!", are right now being muttered by a healthy percentage of voters. i must confess though, i am in two very distinct minds about whether or not I agree with the eyes being shut... i admit that the make up on the eyes is brilliantly done and the level of detail (on the lashes in particular) is amazingly sharp and the colours are extraordinarily bold and gorgeous. and the eyes being shut do give her a more coy and demure shyness which gives you some sense of her character (and somehow suits the more stereotypical geisha-ness you get from the clothing). but the biggish patches of green feel slightly too prominant a feature detracting attention, and i feel the bright lashes might have been less overwhelmed by the shadow if you could see her eyes open... just a thought really. still, this is an amazing portrait - 10.