Comment from snowblaze
Nice natural smile on the face of a beauty queen... good work. Her crown is adorable --- and she seems to know it! Very nice focus and the perfect background for this shot.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2015

thanks so much

Comment from nature rules
A beautiful young woman and great take on your part. Very enjoyable to view.
Initial Impression /5
Feeling evoked:
Creativity of presentation. /5
Color Harmony (Intentional & relative to photo and not technical error, or too much or too little) /5
Exposure (adjusting exposure time might create more crispness in contrast which would add to the raw grit of the photograph) /5
Center of Interest and Composition (Does the subject matter depict a single highlighted subject in a crowd, Positioning, symmetry, clutter, sparseness and cropping) /5
Technique /5 (for art)
Lighting,(too much or too little, glare captured) /5
Composition
Summary: (overall feeling after taking into consideration the technical and artistic aspects, strength and weaknesses)

Initial Impression /5
Feeling evoked: Beauty
Creativity of presentation and Composition /5
Color Harmony /5
Exposure /5
Center of Interest/ 5
Technique/ 5
Lighting/ 5

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2015

thanks a lot for your nice and detailed comments

reply by nature rules on 01-Feb-2015

You are very welcome

Comment from bandl
Paul, this is very nice, I wish that the DSOF would have been longer so that the beautiful crown shows up in all its great detail. She is indeed a beauty! Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2015

thanks for Paul: I hope he will like it too; lol;
I am supergold
taken at a 1.2 apperture in order to have ONLY the face in focus;

reply by bandl on 01-Feb-2015

Ooops Fred! I am sorry... as I get older my memory gets distracted! :-)

Comment from michiganmike
A beautiful subject with a captivating smile. The colors are excellent, the skin tones are great and the sparkle in her eyes is outstanding.

 Comment Written 01-Feb-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2015

thanks a lot mike

Comment from slhbowen
Of course, you exception was a pretty girl! Well, no one can blame you, she's beautiful!

I like the shot, the smile, the colors, textures and contrasts. I just wish that her crown and shoulders were in focus. You probably meant it that way, but (and this is just me) I like a completely focused subject and a bokehed background. But, really nice.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2015

thanks so much;
taken with a 1.2 apperture, to get only the face in focus;

reply by slhbowen on 01-Feb-2015

Thanks for the appeture info. I was wondering if that was the effect you wanted - now I know! Sherry

Comment from Mollie213
I have to agree she is
truly beautiful. Love those brown eyes and bright smile.
Did you notice are eyes are smiling too.
Wish you had cloned out her
background as to me it takes
a little away, but not that
much. She should darken the little mole under her eye and she could compete again Marilyn.
Nice.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Feb-2015

thanks so much Mollie

Comment from Danrae
Nice DOF and love how this young lady is jeweled up with gold. Your focus is pin sharp on her eyes and she has such a beautiful smile. Perfect lighting. Nice portrait, gorgeous girl.

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2015

thanks a lot

Comment from Shamblen
I can't fault you for stopping to capture this beauty. She is stunning and you have captured quite well. Nice camera work, my friend!

 Comment Written 31-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 31-Jan-2015

thank you

Comment from Lmsmith
Well I can see why you would make the exception. She is a beautiful young lady and an excellent candid shot you have here. Lighting is nice, placement and framing is very good. Focus is sharp but soft. Beautiful.

 Comment Written 30-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 30-Jan-2015

many thanks again Lynn

Comment from some1sangel
initial impact is good. the blurred background adds nice dimension. there a little bit of blurriness in her head piece and earring. your beautiful young woman is nicely centered and sharply focused. nice job!

 Comment Written 30-Jan-2015

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reply by the author on 30-Jan-2015

thanks a lot angel