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Comment by Swashbuckler:
Cool use of reflected colors on this crystal swan. Not thrilled with the background, but can't suggest a better one. 8 Swash

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Comment by shortredneck:
Very elegant and beautiful.

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Comment by sheyingshi88:
Very dramatic lighting. I like the effect.

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Comment by jimmsp:
Very well done. Top 5.

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Comment by kevinswope:
Interesting

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Comment by UberFish:
Nice colours in the glass, but its left the whole object difficult to make out.

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Comment by bdshort:
Good subject... I think the lighting needs to be softened though, and maybe not so high of an angle would be better.

Before Piercing
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Comment by darylbrown:
She had been after us for months to let her get her tongue pierced but once there begged us to not let her go through with it. I would have put the pic with the needle in but by that time she had calmed down showing absolutely no fear. This week we let her sister have hers done and I had a great pic of the fear in her as the needle was passing through but a week late.
Thanks for the constructive comments. They really have helped.
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Before Piercing
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Comment by Patella:
Different idea and a great experssion on her face. I think this would have worked a lot better if it had been a tighter vertical crop mainly of her (almost like a portrait) and the hand holding the swab a little closer. This would cut out all the unnecessary curtain space to the left and minimize the "clutter" on the wall behind. The colors also seem just a tad off -- I'm guessing because you were shooting under fluorescent lights.

Before Piercing
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Comment by dreamstate:
the sign on the wall is really scary.