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23-FEB-2006	Marisa

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
~ Oscar Wilde~
"Ironie ist ein Erzieher, der nur von denen gefürchtet wird, die ihn nicht kennen;
aber von denen die ihn kennen wird er geschätzt."

This photo is part of a gallery where I post my self-portraits.
You might click on this old camera

if you are brave enough to decide to see also the others.

Canon PowerShot S60
1/100s f/3.2 at 7.3mm hide exif

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Buz Kiefer		04-Oct-2018 23:09
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fotabug		02-Apr-2013 15:06
This is excellent! Beautiful!

GeneWard		03-Nov-2012 13:29
Clever, clever, clever Marisa. And that's a wonderful book you are reading!

H. P. Henriksen Starman		02-Nov-2012 16:44
"Be yourself" Thank you for reminding me. May i quote:. When American composer George Gershwin met Ravel, he mentioned that he would have liked to study with the French composer if that were possible. The Frenchman retorted, “Why should you be a second-rate Ravel when you can be a first-rate Gershwin?”

Apostolos Tikopoulos		06-Oct-2012 19:00
Outstanding portrait and so beautiful brillant eyes. V!!!!!!!

arminb		06-Jun-2012 18:42
I remember this one, loved it and always will love it :)

Melanmo		29-Aug-2011 04:27
You have very beautiful eyes Marisa! Nice!

Guest		29-Aug-2011 03:36
Stunning! You have beautiful eyes Marisa! Beautiful portrait indeed!

Barry S Moore		17-Jun-2011 00:27
Nothing like a good book and the time to enjoy it. A beautiful portrait.

Lieve Snellings		26-Mar-2011 14:25
TERRIFIC portrait ! fantastic ! BV

Martin Schiff		03-Mar-2011 14:22
Fabulous!

William Barletta		13-Jan-2011 16:22
The warm tones in this image are especially appealing and make for a subtle contrast with the cool tones of the book's cover art. Brava!

slhoornstra		05-Apr-2010 19:47
What a very good idea, lovely SP. V

Rob Oele		21-Aug-2009 10:56
Perfect quotes for this gallery ;) And love the shot. V

an nguyen		21-Aug-2009 10:52
Perfect quote, Marisa, just be yourself and that is what it counts. Lovely Marisa and her exquisite taste.

CM Kwan		14-Aug-2009 14:56
You're beautiful, Marisa! An outstanding SP! V

Bartosz Kotulski		03-Nov-2008 13:31
wonderful self portrait.Like this look here and soft light. Voted

Michaval		11-Jun-2008 06:52
Precioso autoretrato, además de guapa modelo está muy bien creado. V

Jeff Real		17-Feb-2008 14:28
My favorite because I love the light and wonderful eyes. And I love books as well. ~V~

Peter Stubley		09-Feb-2008 22:22
Very nice, great sense of fun (and 3 languages!). The nearly identical pair of eyes makes for a wonderful composition. V.

FrankB		25-Oct-2007 02:43
An amazing beautiful self-portrait...and the thought by Oscar Wilde is one of the best ever!!...goes soooo good with the photo.....++V

Yves Pinsonneault. Photographe		23-Sep-2007 17:08
Outstanding picture ...

123		07-Sep-2007 06:13
OMG, I took a shot at that same book cover at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Yours looks better though. V

Guest		03-Aug-2007 20:16
Wonderful sp and wonderful quote. Yes,it's best to be yourself. :)

Denis Vincelette		25-Jul-2007 11:25
Quelle merveilleuse lumière ... le premier plan est superbement choisi ... Mais dis donc ..... je comprend maintenant pourquoi je parle si souvent de tes yeux dans tes photographies ! Ils sont extraordinaires !!!!! :-) Le fond noir est juducieux ici .... Une superbe photo de toi et de tes yeux de photographe... et de femme ! Bravo ...... Et quel beau titre ... le naturel va tellement mieux à chacun de nous en ce monde ...

Guest		18-Jun-2007 19:25
I love that quote, and I love this image!! Beautiful eyes :)

Luca Zanoni		14-May-2007 12:16
oh...;) vvv

Guest		17-Mar-2007 23:06
superb and original. Love it.

Gary Stanley		10-Mar-2007 20:56
Love this photo!

Maxim Popykin		05-Mar-2007 11:13
magic!!! I like black background

Guest		23-Dec-2006 10:08
Marisa; The first one of the series; and still my favorite. Lee

Guest		18-Dec-2006 20:40
Lovely self portrait... the lighting is very special. Great book too!

Liz Bickel		30-Nov-2006 16:02
Great image! Wonderful staging and lighting.

Ed		07-Nov-2006 22:45
You are beautiful, Marisa!

Donald Verger		12-Oct-2006 14:47
yes! a gorgous self portrait! and the four blue blue eyes and lovely face s! vote from you friend don! and i always am drawn to a bit of red here in the lips! but my gaze these days has moved from red/pink to blue!!! hi Marisa! great image! and hair too! :)

Monte Dodge		15-Sep-2006 17:02
Tasteful Great Portrait and once again " Those Eyes". You could sell a " Coffe Table" book with just cropped shots of your eyes.. V

Richard Calmes		03-Sep-2006 21:28
Not only do you have beautiful eyes, judging by this gallery, what you see with them is beautiful as well! V

Guest		24-Aug-2006 00:47
Beautiful eyes

Guest		21-Aug-2006 20:05
A great book, and a great portrait! Nicely done!

Cliff		19-Aug-2006 20:17
I love this shot ! Well done Marisa - and good advice below.

William Hartshorn		30-Jul-2006 18:04
Amazing eyes and sensitivity.......Wish I wasn't around the world!

Dan		28-Jun-2006 19:58
Vu le nombre de Post, il n’y a pas que moi qui apprécie vos photos. Superbe … simplement superbe, continuez à nous régaler les yeux !!! Une tite question pour finir, vos photos sont-elles passées par Photoshop , ??? Quand bien même, la qualité est là, et c’est ce qui compte !!! Bonne vacances, et pensez à nous dès votre retour :-)

Guest		14-Jun-2006 14:45
Ah! La lecture, passion des yeux, car sans eux, rien des étrangers frileux, ne nous rendrait heureux. °°°°°°°° Superbe gallerie, plein d'émotions et de beautés.

Ronny Van Eeckhoutte		12-Jun-2006 21:59
Beautiful in many ways !! Words that have already been written have taken this self portrait to the top ! Excellent presentation !

Guest		09-Jun-2006 18:37
Am I seeing Bo Derek? - WOW!!!! -nice eyes

lorand		02-Jun-2006 21:00
Excellent compositions...on a very fine job!!!

mario .n		26-May-2006 07:23
une belle composition ,lumière parfaite

Guest		19-May-2006 10:12
Wonderful portrait, I like the combination the girl and the book...my compliments.

Guest		16-May-2006 22:56
lovely shot!

Gary Retterbush		13-May-2006 17:27
Stunning image! They don't get any better than this! Please add me to the list of those who have told you that you have fantastic eyes!

Steve Pepple		12-May-2006 21:55
This is truly one of the best self portraits I have come across on Pbase. The lighting is wonderful and the those eyes are magnificent.

Bruce Ward		13-Apr-2006 01:16
I wish you would do a complete gallery of nothing but self-portraits. Be sure to wear the glasses in at least one, though.

R.Moreno		12-Apr-2006 09:02
What a nice lighting!! Vey fine work.

Guest		11-Apr-2006 08:41
Oscar had a brilliant way with words. The eyes here sum that up very well - as though saying "sod off, I'm taken".

Monte Dodge		03-Apr-2006 04:24
voted... Nice words, great photo.

Anna Yu		12-Mar-2006 04:21
Beautiful portrait and excellent lighting Marisa. Your eyes reflect the ones on the book cover. Pls send my regards to Mr Frimpong.

Jola Dziubinska		03-Mar-2006 16:00
Brilliant SP, Marisa. Excellent light on your face and sparkling eyes :) Wonderful quote, as well.

shatterbug		01-Mar-2006 05:13
Excellent! Love how the placement of the book and the lighting emphasize your wonderful eyes! Vote.

Focus		27-Feb-2006 18:57
Outstanding portrait....voted.

Rene Hales		26-Feb-2006 21:34
Great message to all and beautiful image. Creative and well done in every way.--Rene

maribel balius		26-Feb-2006 15:41
Absolutely amazing portrait!! Congratulations :)

snootydog		26-Feb-2006 00:38
This is brilliant really. Absolutely brilliant. The eyes are a near perfect match and the lighting is exquisite.

Guest		25-Feb-2006 19:28
PS: Perfect quote to go with!

Guest		25-Feb-2006 19:27
Lovely! Your eyes just sparkle :) GMV!

Dan Chusid		25-Feb-2006 18:35
Are you becoming a Geisha? It's the fashionable thing to do! ;^))

Guest		25-Feb-2006 13:17
Wow!! an outstanding image indeed I really like the dark background and the expanse of white in the book the composition is perfect and the lighting superb everything in this image grabs my attention Extremely well done Vote

Guest		24-Feb-2006 21:23
wow, wonderful image, the eyes looks so similar to each other,strikingly beautiful image.with your kind of ideas,one sud try to be in Ad photography field.

Guest		24-Feb-2006 20:58
soft and charming

Kal Khogali		24-Feb-2006 15:28
What an amazing image Marisa...that lock of hair at once makes you part of her and she part of you...and those blue eyes...it is great to be yourself, but sometimes you need to escape from yourself. A great image. K

Guest		24-Feb-2006 15:09
very beautiful portrait and superb lighting!

Nunes BEIRAO - PHOTO		24-Feb-2006 13:05
Ohlala, my God!... The most beautiful girl of Switzerland and... Pbase!!! Have a nice week-end, my friend. Nunes

Jean-Claude Liehn		24-Feb-2006 11:48
J'aurais voulu vous dire...Mais cette longue liste (parfaitement méritée), me dréprime un peu. Bon, disons que la citation est excellente, et peut-être pas simple du tout à appliquer en ce qui concerne la photographie. Peu y réussisse à se créer un style personnel, sauf peut-être v.....JC

Guest		24-Feb-2006 06:55
nice shot - also liked the book! the way you worked the eyes - all four of them is great.

Roe..		24-Feb-2006 03:59
this was a difficult shot to do..the dof is slight and that's a good thing because you're beautiful..v

...duncan		24-Feb-2006 02:21
Love the softness to the shot. Looks like you have some reading to do.

Guest		24-Feb-2006 01:41
very nice shot- great book- wonderful softness to it

Victoria		24-Feb-2006 01:01
Oh,"Memoirs of A Geisha", you love it? Have you went to cinema to see this film? But i don't like Zhiyi Zhang who act lily in this flim. Anyway, the film is fine! Great shot!

Guest		24-Feb-2006 00:04
Great shot of you Marisa -

markvm		23-Feb-2006 23:39
I love the lighting, marisa. It really brings out those baby blues...:-)

Guest		23-Feb-2006 23:23
Wonderful!

chrisse		23-Feb-2006 20:38
This is really really beautiful. Love the black background. chrisse

Guest		23-Feb-2006 19:28
Very nice... cool composition.

Antonis Sarantos		23-Feb-2006 18:41
Fantastic SP Marisa, excellent treatment, very calm expression and the light...

Guest		23-Feb-2006 17:57
Nice story right, me to i' rad it and watched the movie have u ???? :^) Imane

Sharon Rogers		23-Feb-2006 17:55
double delight

Guest		23-Feb-2006 17:29
This one is just great, Marisa. Nice to see you by the way. :) Excellent shot, excellent idea, excellent with the black background... Well done!

Ray :)		23-Feb-2006 16:37
Marisa, how on earth could anyone else have eyes like that? And your hair flowing over that book of yours? Truly delightful. Be no-one else but yourself.

Pascale Guittonneau		23-Feb-2006 16:05
Lovely Ladies! La brune et la blonde! See yours :http://www.pbase.com/image/56366040

Arno Meintjes Wildlife		23-Feb-2006 15:57
Absolutely stunning.