Beautiful lady,great lighting.
This angle tho makes the head look bigger than it is.Use this angle when you want to give a "small" feeling to something.
Any way...you are still very beautiful & i mean VERY beautiful.Great body pose & look.
Background is all so a nice choice (gives a romantic feeling).
Nice to meet you.

thanks karaflazz.
I was trying to emphasize on the face and hair at the time. May be I should've stood a little more back from the camera so it would'nt give me the "big head" look? right?
Thank you so much for the constructive criticism. I greatly appreciate any. : )

beautiful portrait &beautiful young lady

I like this angle, this contest is about creative portraits, and the angle makes this shot look even better, well done.

Um, not sure if I see how you have a bigger head but I will agree the background was a good choice.

Great, high marks from me.

Hi nice to meet you! great shot!

Great image, well done!

Beautiful photo....I tried this pose for mine....my arms hung low...and the neck (we wont talk about it) uggh... but you are beautiful and this photo is great!

hahaha...girl^ you're crazy beautiful, so I KNOW if you took a picture like this you would be stunning!!
Thank you for all the great remarks! : ))

Fabulous piece author...and what a gorgeous hazel color eyes...well done

Congrats on 2nd place....

Love this!!

nice photo author

very nice

cool..

thank you!!! I hate that I had to crop the picture because I feel as if the whole picture would have given a better effect. None-the-less, thank you so much for your encouraging words.

GREAT job!!

Beautiful shot I love the relaxed innocent feel it gives. Wonderful job.

very very good shot...Top entry for sure...gl

Nice colors.

Beautiful

This is definitely one of the best entries. GL!

thanks Jawshewhah

You sure made me feel the "sad" mood in this!
Perfect focus & DOF.

Bravo!!!! Very well done! Best of luck to you.

love how you xpro this photo!

What is xpro?

Agrees with all comments! Perfect focus! Excellent DOF! Instant fav! GL author!

wow! nice focus.

Thank you so much! Yall are very welcoming for a new-comer.

Sorry maclu2iaf , but I don't know what that means either. Can you please explain. Sorry for being naive! : )

Great shot !! Could be an opening scene for a movie. Poor Nick.

Beautiful Shot! Love it!

xpro is a short form for 'cross processing'

i love it...well done

It should have placed at least....

thanks jaw!!! :: (

So, this picture is totally what about this theme is. A dark room, with a powerful light source, generate dark shadows.

; )

The more I look at this, the more I like it, the mood in awesome.

Perfect capture author...All is there, contest goal, great execution and story behind the shot...well done

Beautiful capture, but too much "dead space" on the RH side and the bottom. A judicious crop would improve this already nice shot considerably.

Perfectly on theme! GL!

A really great shot !!!