"In the corner of the dark hall leans a silhouette"......mirage
by xtine

Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Nice tones

"In the corner of the dark hall leans a silhouette"......mirage
by xtine

Comment by hotpasta:
wonderful...arty and well done

profile.jpg
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Comment by ErinM:
Beautiful solemn tones enhance the emotive quality of this lovely portrait. The girl reminds me of my own daughter who is eleven. It's a wonderful age at which to capture something...just on the verge.
I've enjoyed looking through your portfolio, Christine. There are many, many lovely images.

blue.jpg
by xtine

Comment by pineapple:
Now you know why the natives used to think that photography was all about stealing the soul. It is. Many resent it. Most look at the results though.

zen-sur-zee
by xtine

Comment by DrAchoo:
I actually don't mind this picture at all. I may have tried a few things, but I think that would have led to a different shot and maybe not what you were going for.

If cropping would allow, I may have tried to push the girl even further in the corner. My impression of zen is large areas of negative space. This would have been accentuated even more with the girl further from the center.

To go for the different look, I may have boosted the contrast to the point the boats are almost sillouettes and tried to add a tint to the picture with color balance. Maybe orange, maybe blue. It would be worth a try.

zen-sur-zee
by xtine

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
I think this just suffered from looky too cloudy, like theres a haze over the entire scene. sometimes that works but not in this case. also if you could have brought out some color in the sky, not usre how possible that is though.

edit: sorry just read your comments. obviously you knew theres a haze or at least that it was a hazy day. i think if it were clearer that shot would have done a little better

Message edited by author 2006-08-10 15:10:45.

katie duotone
by xtine

Comment by sevilduvarci:
this is a great portrait, i like the pose and the angle of shot.

katie duotone
by xtine

Comment by gsal:
This is really nice, like the pose and the duotones. Well done.

katie duotone
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Comment by rscorp:
Beautiful tones in this shot. I can't figure out if I like the dual hands or not...like maybe one or the other would be better. Great gleam in the eye and also the earring. Nice shot.

zen-sur-zee
by xtine

Comment by kevrobertson:
My favorite of this challenge so far,
Fits the challenge perfectly (unlike mine)
10
Good luck in the challenge.

Kev