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December 6 2002 Fremiet

The Mirror and the Flame Fremiet

Arlington, VA

Sony DSC-F707
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Sony Forums Challenges09-Dec-2002 06:44
John, this is beautiful. Much appreciation for this one. Jim/Shutter
Guest 08-Dec-2002 15:55
Nice! - the lighting is well done, looks like a window. -david cappello
Sony Forums Challenges07-Dec-2002 21:07
I think the candle light works very well with your idea, Fremiet...beautiful image. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges07-Dec-2002 17:59
Lovely image, Fremiet. Very elegant yet seductive. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges07-Dec-2002 17:17
This is elegant and lovely Fremiet. Just a hint of the beauty of the lady in the mirror. Quite wonderful. Ann C
Sony Forums Challenges07-Dec-2002 16:41
Ok Fremiet... the fine art approach has it's place in photography also :-) Sometimes it's hard to know what an artist has in mind. I'm always reminded of this when my mom looks at some of my artsy cropped flower images and says "why did you cut the flower, I want to see the whole beautiful flower" lol Regards, Mark J
Sony Forums Challenges07-Dec-2002 13:36
Mark: thanks for the comment. Both were intentional.......maybe ill advised, but intentional.
It's tough to put into words but the tilt takes it a bit more out of the ordinary. The close crop and the increasing darkness at the top left were meant to add a bit of mystery...who is this woman? It's not unusual in portraits of this kind to crop just above the shoulders ...but the darkness of that corner needed to be there imo. Notice how the left shoulder fades dark into the hair and the neck points you toward the head and (to me) asks the question "Who is this beautiful woman?" A question which goes unanswered.
Thanks again....I'll risk it! Fremiet