It was so cold out, but a beautiful day. Her lips and cheeks were bright red. I did the b&w conversion in the CS3 Beta. Love the B&W conversion options there.
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A beautiful portrait. Her eyes are wonderful and, for me, the focal point of the image. Nice catchlights. I think the scarf works very nicely, and adds leading lines to her face. The line of the open zipper I feel is a little disctracting and competes with the subject for my attention. I like your black and white conversion. It can be hard to do a nice conversion of a fair-skinned person in fairly flat outdoor light, and this is really nicelt done.