Afternoon Visitor
by jonfrommk

Comment by Denise:
very interesting, great macro, it's neat how his colors match the color of the leaf

Afternoon Visitor
by jonfrommk

Comment by neophyte:
Very nice detail.

The Cock Hotel
by jonfrommk

Comment by Love6:
*LMAO* why did something really innappropriate jump into my mind when I first saw this? :) ;-D
this is going onto my fave list ;) for the humor factor of it :) :-D

and its a great shot too ;) :-D

More Than A Woman
by jonfrommk

Comment by citymars:
Beautiful smile. What do people have against armpits, anyway? Jeez.

More Than A Woman
by jonfrommk

Comment by klkitchens:
Did this one get validated? I voted as if valid, but it still looks like Advanced editing was used -- There are areas around her body where the background still looks sharp and in focus -- as if the blur tool was used.

More Than A Woman
by jonfrommk

Comment by colorcarnival:
Aww, what a flattering tribute! Wonderful photo. Love the natural joy and radiance Charlene is showing here. This is a beautiful capture :)

More Than A Woman
by jonfrommk

Comment by bassbone:
Jon,

You know it is not fair to use a much better model than Charlene. If you were doing some sort of a competition, you won by a mile on mere subject matter alone...

Overall impression:
She's beautiful, your lucky, and she must be delusional...A perfect combination.

Photographic impression:
Really nice colors and use of the soft greens in the background to frame the subject. The lighting on her face is warm and she seems very relaxed and comfortable. I am not crazy about the crop - it seems a bit oddly placed. A closer crop more on her face would really have dealt with some of the flaws that other commenters discussed below.

I only gave it a 6 during voting due mostly to the pose and crop.

post script:
It is actually funny, but sitting here writing this made me think of the great Lyle Lovett song "Her First Mistake" - check it out if you haven't heard it before - it just SOOOO fits you.

Afternoon Visitor
by jonfrommk

Comment by caba:
Very sharp

More Than A Woman
by jonfrommk

Comment by Alicia:
Beautiful photo, Jon. During voting I thought that might be Charlene, and it is. Love the softness and her radiance. Very well captured!!

Afternoon Visitor
by jonfrommk

Comment by Shadowfax23:
beautiful - great detail