Bri 2, another attempt

[EOBeav]

Ok. I did away with the grungy coloring effects and went more for a traditional post production treatment. Just wanted your general thoughts on composition, coloring, and anything else you think is pertinent to the discussion. As always, thanks in advance for your helpful comments and suggestions.



EXIF:
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.7
Focal Length: 85 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: Off

Post-production in GIMP

[charlotteinkennesaw]

Very nice composition, color, pose. Pretty girl.

[Trader]

I like this shot. Good use of light and nice color.

[swilliams61]

Nice, relaxed shot. Colors are great!

[ericw]

I don't know... I'm not drawn to her face, I keep looking at the soles of her flops. I think because its just a high contrast detail and because its in a very strong position in the frame. Legs seem slightly overexposed while her face feels slightly underexposed. The same is true of the spot on her hip that is much more exposed than her face - I think these points are another reason I'm not focusing on her face. I think if it was a closeup without the rump/legs/feet I'd like it better.

The colors do look quite nice.

[EOBeav]

Excellent observation, Eric. If you look at the grass around her feet, you can see that some sunlight was peeking through back there, but not at all on her face. That would create the overexposed legs/underexposed face you're referring to. We were fighting the sun all day long. I wouldn't have chosen to go to portraits at 3:00 on a sunny afternoon, but this ended up being a last-minute thing, something to do on an otherwise unremarkable Saturday. Thanks for your insight.