two of elisabeth-

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Ted Szukalski

The second photo is almost posterized. You may get criticized for that but I like it.

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thankds much ted-

jdryan3

I like them both - shadows, tone, mood. On the second one, it seems her eyes are a little too bright. The posterization is OK, but the whites of her eyes need brought down a bit. Also the slighty lighter area in the lower left corner is distracting. Minor tweaks for otherwise very nice images.

Jeff Fillmore

Very nice George. I prefer the composition and the processing on the first shot much better.

frg

great shots, I like them both, can't decide which one I like better

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jeff and francis-

thanks much-

Maestro

I love that first shot. Do you have a non-processed version of the second shot? Her expressions along with the color set a wonderful mood in the pictures.

saurora

I like them both, George. Just give me shadows and drama!!!

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saurora wrote:

I like them both, George. Just give me shadows and drama!!!

thank you susan-

hope you have a good new year-

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Maestro wrote:

I love that first shot. Do you have a non-processed version of the second shot? Her expressions along with the color set a wonderful mood in the pictures.

well, you can't call this non-processed, but not as much as the high contrast bw-



and the more standard bw-

DavidS

I love the first one.

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thanks davids-

Seneca

How did you edit the second one?...it looks...well...I'm not sure what the look is. However, I do like it.

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hey texas-

probably a soft light blending mode and then some duotoning-

then went to s/h to finetune that and liked what I saw when I went all the way to the right with the midtone contrast slider-

thanks for asking and looking-