Comment from memoriesbygin
You have done a stunning job on this piece. I love the overlaid bits of summer on this happy blonde. It truly tells the story of summer.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2009

Thank you so much. You made my day. It is what i intended to do. Telling the story of summer.

Comment from Bluesavanagh
This I just love the theme of & your creative mind to bring the three photographs together.~
to make this splendid piece of MM for this entry.~
shows all your technical artistic talents & alot of patience..!!
Nice work.~

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2009

Thank you so much. The most work on this picture was to think it up. To find a blend what truly says summer, the summer of nature and the summer of a life.

Comment from gmontamb
Great initial impact
with lots of storytelling potentials

Wonderful, creative piece of work.

Love how you layered all this beautiful pieces.

Thanks for sharing

gmontamb

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2009

Thank you so much for your complimentary review.

Comment from johnny98982003
excelent background in the sky just amazing how it melts into the hair great great job on this thank you again for sharing it with us today great great job.

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2009

Thank you so much Johnny, for your complimentary and kind review.

Comment from ducilla
This truly epitomizes the feeling of summer Cleo.. Your friend has the classic summer look and the scenery behind her is a great choice. Your choice of songs to quote worked well and as a general feeling this says summer to me..Good luck in the contest...Dennis

 Comment Written 11-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 12-Sep-2009

Thank you so much. When I took the portrait, I know Jeannie looked like summer, but the background didn't. So I had to make some changes.

Comment from Dazzleme
Great effects for this one! Your use of the programs to create these effects have worked well. I like the end result you have been able to achieve.

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2009

Thank you so much. Sorry for being late we were on the travel and just got home. Couldn't keep up with FAR.

Comment from khoffman1701
That is by far one of my favorite Sinatra songs, hehe :) I really like your mixed media here, its beautiful. I think it would have been slightly better if you could see more of her face, thanks for sharing!

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 Comment Written 10-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2009

Thank you so much for your generous review. It may would be nice to see more face but I didn't want to use a classical portrait shot here. This was an outside shot of choice, not set at all. She wasn't aware of it. You can't control the wind anyway. I actually prefer it that way, especially the wind blown hear. Not to see too much of the face makes it less personal and more to a symbol of 'the summer wind'. It is not so much a portrait but a metaphor of summer.

Comment from STEFFI
THis is a very cool and creative image! Beautiful composition and presentaion! Reminds me of the Flower Power times. When people felt so free... Great story telling element in your shot! Well done! Impressive!
STEFFI

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2009

Thank you so much for your great review. I did think of freedom but not of flower power when I did this. But you are right. There is an resemblance. Must be the flowers I waved into her hear. But I think it's also the lifestyle down here in the Caribbean. It's different than in the big cities of North America and even different of northern Mexico. Sorry for being late, just back from the US.

Comment from BJsView
So sorry that I did not see yours before I gave up my six star ratings! I love this picture, I understand how difficult this is to combine. Not sure if you did this with an SLR or Digital, but I have done some of the double exposure with filters and SLR film and it is not easy to get it 'just right'. Wonderful picture.

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2009

Thank you so much. Don't worry about a six star your review count much more. I used different cameras for the 4 pictures in this collage and combined them in Digital Image suite. The portrait, the sky with the silhouettes and the flowers are digital. The butterfly is from an SLR and was scanned from a paper print.
Sorry for being lat. We was on the travel and just back home.

Comment from lorac1
This is a very nice illustration of the wind effect. The picture attracts and holds attentionl You have a great expression on the model's face. Your work with other pictures is excellent and shows much talent.

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2009

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reply by the author on 13-Sep-2009

Thank you so much for your lovely review. Sorry for being late.