Comment by Mal37: Nice portrait, but the near cheek is a bit hot for my tastes. Also, the cool tones in the hair and face look unnatural, but not bold enough to look deliberate. Very cool background!
Comment by xianart: this is a lovely image, but i'm afraid it's not really a high contrast image. high contrast has a limited tonal range of high and low tones, with very few intermediate tones. the ultimate high contrast is pure black and white, no greys. the more greys or intermediate tones, the less high contrast it is.