Ok folks, I'll be 55 on the 10th, so I'm hoping this does well. I was sitting by a well lit window in front of the Christmas tree and just stretched out my arm as far as it would go and click.
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Place: 62 out of 241 Avg (all users): 6.1188 Avg (commenters): 7.4348 Avg (participants): 5.8760 Avg (non-participants): 6.2663 Views since voting: 1929 Views during voting: 512 Votes: 320 Comments: 70 Favorites: 3 (view)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDY .. better late than never i say .. was that the 10th december ?? .. . ..
and OMG you're extreeeeeemly well preserved for an old codger !!!
not sure how to spell 'codger' or even if you'd know wot i'm talking about ..
a couple of minutes later .. i just looked it up to see, and the spelling is correct but unfortunately i'm calling you a fellow .. i'm leaving it anyway coz it has a nice ring to it ..
if i was a young thing i wouldnt blame you for being offended .. but i'm not .. lucky eh !! .. i'll be 56 on march 28th .. .. so you're the young thing !!
Truly a beautiful woman! Oh the picture.. ya its pretty good. I love the sincere look in your eyes. I would like to see this from a little farther back..just a touch. You look great!!
Jutilda,
The DPC voters behave in an extraordinary way sometimes. This is a first class portrait, it is also honest and says much about you. It deserves a top twenty placing at least. I guess we must sigh and put the vagaries of DPC behind us and keep on enjoying photography.
Hugh Letheren
Let's here it for the "stretch your arm as far as it will go" self-portrait crowd! :-) And Happy Birthday again. My previous assertion on your other shot still stands.
Love the close crop on this, and you appear to be staring straight through the camera, revealing a little bit of who you are to the viewer. Very well done. 9
I like the simplicity of this, no fancy postprocessing, neither mind blowing ideas or visions or whatever, just a simple ordinary nice portrait. But, maybe because the crop is so tight, it's captivating, but I'm not sure it's doing it in as a pleasant way as this photo deserves.
A very nice close-up portrait. Alive, and sharp. Nice DOF. It tells me story from your eyes. Story of something... maybe "life". Very good photo; if the lighting in your eyes would be round, I would like it more.
Is it your birthday? Happy Birthday! (if it is indeed your birthday, and you're not answering the birthday wish of some nice young man...) Nice shot, by the way. Like the long catchlights.
Look at you all up in my face with your warm, piercing eyes and that lovely hint of a grin! You're surely a gem of a woman! Superb job on this close up and personal image. Good luck and Happy Birthday (?? did I miss the memo?? )
55 and LOOKin GOOOOOOD! WOW you are a beautiful woman. Fantastic shot too. Simple, effective, and beautifully lit. One of your best. Great catchlights.
Gosh this is a hard challenge to mark, especially when you see people that you 'know' from DPC. I am a big fan of your SP's and love the way that you portray yourself in such a variety of poses, from washer woman to something as 'gentle' as this. Wonderful full frame shot and I love the compassion that your face (especially the eyes) portrays
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