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emese - a fellow photographer

She was sitting next to me in the back seat of a car when I took this. It's one of 6 I snapped off in rapid succession. I cropped it to remove the distraction of the outside scenery and the head rest, blurred her skin to create a sort of glowing effect, then added noise for texture. Her hair was tucked behind both ears and draped over her shoulders. It conceals her neck unfortunately, making her head look like it's sitting on a bed of hair. It's still the best one I've ever taken of her though, because her expression is natural.


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Guest 18-Apr-2002 02:33
Man! I wish someone could take pictures of me that turned out that well :o) Unfortunately, I'm the best photographer in the family which isn't saying a lot.
I like the way her face fills the frame, and the lack of neck doesn't bother me. I didn't notice it until you pointed it out. The hair that seems to be growing from her ear is a little funny, but I'm just getting picky in an attempt to find something that could be improved.