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Comment by bjoern:
A wonderful portrait.

Geisha Girl
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Comment by citymars:
Wow, is this a self-portrait? Of course I didn't know that at the time I voted. I gave you a six, but looking back I would bump it up a bit. I think you did an amazing job.

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Comment by dtremain:
Absolutely perfect expression, and the placement of the roses is perfect. This picture invites me to experience it with her, and I feel like she's just sniffed the roses and is thinking about the person who gave them to her, and why. The expression says the roses were a bit unexpected, thought-provoking, yet cherished. This could be a very sad picture - like roses "from" grandma just before her funeral. Or it could be an ordinary day with roses from Daddy just to brighten her day or to celebrate something she did right, but that doesn't necessarily feel good. If she were my daughter, this shot would have a place on my fireplace mantle long after she was grown and had left the house. It would be a picture to show to her children and tell the story of when mommy was a little girl.

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Comment by jomari:
Beautiful photo.

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Comment by pixi19:
I love her expression.

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Comment by Balko:
Meets Challenge 2
Technicalities 2
Interestingness 1
Out of the Box
Personal Bias
Total = 5
while the red rose should be the subject, you have made the girl the subject

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Comment by smudgeSMJ:
Nice and soft lighting, would like to see more of the flowers.

Geisha Girl
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Comment by ScooterMcNutty:

Originally posted by ScooterMcNutty: seriously! not even close to what a geisha looks like! they have PALE white faces, RED lips. personally this is a attempt that has misserably failed. anyways.... i think that the whole face should have been in focus. not just the right eye.

I'm terribly sorry for comment above. please take my apology into consideration. I really am sorry and i feel really bad for what i did. :(

~Sofia

Afternoon Stroll
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Comment by ELLIPS:
A little less attractive than someone else's photo of the same model in teh same place, her attitude seems here a bit unnatural, and the left lower corner is not the best possible foreground.
This said, both image are very good, and both in my top 5 for this challenge

Afternoon Stroll
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Comment by Koriyama:
Of the two, this is better: vivid colours, closer subject, nicer road line. The other had more action, so maybe a dancing girl along this path would have shown the best of both.