I'm sure I already know who you are. I know you like noise in your shots and you think it's kind of artsie but there's more than just noise in this shot. The lint hairs don't make it look too cool. What I don't get is why don't you just use healing brush on Ps to remove them? It really would have helped.

I agree with Kyricom. This shot is very grainy.

Very pretty. Would be nice without so much grain

Might crop a bit from the left and the bottom. Would be really pretty without so much grain

I'm not sure this is backlit as much as side lit (look at the kids shadow)

I'm normally the noise Nazi .... however I like this one!

Bellissimo!

awww

The eyes are definitely closed.
I loved the shot and now I want to meet Miss Blue.
Great shot.
Congratulations, Author.

So sweet and cute!!!

so cute..

OMG so cute

There are lots of shots taken on film that don't show grain. There are crystal clear shots taken on film. Sometimes grain adds to a shot, but certainly not always

Smokers don't look quite as relaxed when they're hooked up to their oxygen for the first time.

A bit of noise

Congrats! I have to say, this is very "creative" hehehe

DO IT DO IT!!! KISS'ER KISS"ER!!! LOL Great shot!

congratulationnnnnnnnnns .... lotz n lotz of congratulationnnnnnnnns
truely lov ur pics

congrats

HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS
I`M SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GLAD TO HAVE MY FAV WIN THIS


CONGRATULATIONZZZZ
n MUAAAAAH to the kitties again :P

congos a lotza
this was ma fav

CONGRATES on yet another win

congos congos n lotz of congos

Looks like she's taking a break from the havic of getting ready and the awwww from the cig is sooo relaxing! (I plan to quit after the honeymoon but I know the feeling of this picture oh so well!)

LOL THIS IS SO ME!!!

Congrats!!!

I have to agree with friiskiwi, this doesn't look very relaxed to me, it actually looks quite uncomfortable, and like she will fall backwards any moment.

you do have a point there there agthakurtas

Congrats for your first and second place

Fantastic is the right word, beautiful author

Congrats, it's a beautiful moment captured so well.

i feel the term relaxation does not necessarily mean absence of all activity...a person doing something that he/she truly loves doing is i guess the best form of relaxation....if lying down and falling asleep were the only means of relaxation available many of us would have just been snoozing rather than taking photographs!! what say?

Very well done.

Very well done.

Congratulations, on this and your other placings in this contest.

thats a smile!, dang, I wouldn't want to see her growling...........

I love to listen to the harp when played well, but have yet to see a harpist really relaxing when playing. they take concentration and effort, two traits hardly associated with relaxation.

Great image but very noisy..

Great shot but very noisy image..

Just beautiful..

absolutely beautiful

Lovely shot, but looks more posed, than relaxed.

very nice capture Author. good luck

reminds me of DAVID the shepherd

beautiful one author


gl

It works for me. GL!

That camera is long gone. Don't have the funds to recreate it.

the girl is super cute as cute as kitten...HAHA PS: your daughter or the girl is you ?

lovely moody shot

this pic is so loveleeeeeeeeeeeeee n joyful to watch...i`m absolutely absolutely kitten crazy... love them .. adore them n sooooo much love them..

lovely pic...nice composition n such cuteeeeeeeee (muaaaah ) kittens


gl author

Very nice shot. kind of makes me miss shooting in film

Nice shot! GL!