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I'd guess I spent more time preparing this gallery than any of the others in my entire Winter Nudes Portfolio. Part of that was the sheer number of photos with which I was dealing, but mostly it was the rather intricate Photoshop manipulations I used to get the effects I wanted. These techniques had to be developed on-the-spot because I'd never used them before. But I have the broadcast animator Ed Cheatham to thank for showing me a variation of this PS technique during a visit I made to San Diego last March. I also have Pat Kolon to thank for making and hanging the dark grey backdrop against which I photographed this series, and for finding and putting up the blackout blinds that made it possible for me to get the kind of lighting I wanted. But mainly I want to thank my friend who posed for me in such imaginatively lyrical ways during last Tuesday's photo shoot. The beauty you see in this "Winter Woman, Waning Moon"gallery is hers, and hers alone.