~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by philup:
Love the old photo look! Awesome job

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by Melethia:
You must have the most interesting wardrobe! Lovely "painting" - and great photography and post processing work. You really could make an excellent living doing portraits like this!

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by levyj413:
This is really gorgeous. You've made it look so much like an old photo!

the dominance of the shape projecting onto the blue, as seen from above
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Comment by levyj413:
Another interesting shot. Your come up with very original ideas!

That ball is truly enormous. I wouldn't even have a place to put it in my house. :)

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
by silverfoxx

Comment by JuliBoc:
Svetlana, this is so beautiful. It is my favorite of the challenge. I am shocked it didn't score higher. You have really found a niche with this oil painting style. The costume and styling, pose, backdrop, lighting, and crop are all perfect, and you captured a very alluring expression. I think you could make a living at this. There are many people who would like an Old Masters style "painting" of a family member for their living room. Congratulations on a wonderful entry!

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by xianart:
svetlana, this is an absolutely stunning image. i love the series of 'paitnings' you're doing right now. very, very well done.

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by Azrifel:
Russian paintings rock! :)

~the way you have never seen me~ to James with true love, from Russia
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Comment by cryingdragon:
interesting portrait, not sure I really like the filter that was applied to the whole thing

the steps of my friends who are leaving are frozen into the tears in my eyes
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Comment by philup:
This b/w is great! The tones look really good. Just beautiful!

softly
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Comment by digitalknight:

Originally posted by raish: If you want votes at dpc, then you should probably go for the simplest and most obvious 'message',

please don't compromise your style for the voters here. You have a great style - great creativity with your titles - and are WAY too enthusiastic about comments being made here.

You have a GREAT eye, a VERY artistic style, and I'd hate to see you give that up just to gain acceptance here.