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28-JUL-2005 Ana Carloto

Birthday

Kodak DX7630
1/2s f/4.8 at 21.3mm iso200 full exif

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fotabug01-Sep-2006 16:14
gorgeous birthday girl
ruthemily08-May-2006 11:24
i could wish you belated birthday wishes, or be ultra-early for this year :)
either way, i really like this portrait. subdued, like you're in the depths of a dream.
JazzyJess04-Aug-2005 07:51
Happy Birthday...belated :)
Ana Carloto O'Shea04-Aug-2005 06:38
Hummm, well Phil, I don't know why I like to hide myself behind the diffusion layers ;-) This time I did it exclusively following an aesthetic feeling and while I played with the photo in Photoshop I loved the feeling I got from this light version of me.
Of course I admit that beyond the initial "I like it like this a lot" maybe there was also the feeling of wanting to hide my "years" behind the veil... I really took this one on my birthday, in the morning and I was thinking... wow! I've been around for a while now, where did the time go??? So, I guess that the pp work I've done reflects those feelings also... I was hidding behind the pp work, but my emotions were very clear.
Thank you Phil. Thank you to all of you that left their comments here (Ira, Marijka, Marisa, dear Guest, Iannis and "j" guest", they are of course extremelly important to me!!!

Ana
Phil Douglis03-Aug-2005 22:56
opps, I meant to say "real flesh and blood person." Sorry.
Phil
Phil Douglis03-Aug-2005 22:55
How could I have missed this one, Ana? It has the makings of a spectacular portrait, rich in feeling and character. Although you are still reluctant to present yourself as a real flesh and person -- why must you hide behind these layers of symbolic diffusion? You are at your best when you summon the courage to face the world as you really should -- a beautiful, accomplished, and self confident human being.
Guest 03-Aug-2005 03:37
Happy birthday Ana. May this year be your best.
Marijka02-Aug-2005 04:26
beautiful pose--- you are a gorgeous woman!! happy birthday and many more~~
Guest 29-Jul-2005 13:09
Happy birthday!!!
:-))))))
Guest 29-Jul-2005 10:01
Special day..special portrait...and the most important..Special Person!..doesnt matter withc day it is..u are always Special for me!every time!
A.
Guest 29-Jul-2005 09:58
Happy birthday, all the best
Iannis
Guest 29-Jul-2005 07:07
A dream state. Very nicely designed and executed.
Sensual yet... modest.
Regards
j
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