I almost forgot to enter the FS so this got in at the last second. This is not a complete edit but is the best I could do in the alotted time and ruleset.
Outtake (not street rulest legal):
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This is stunning, I like the composition better here than the one in the portrait challenge, with the twig window being more in view and cropped at one side. Just beautiful.
the skin tones and smoothness is outstanding, the framing with the wreaths works great but i am quite troubled by the dark shadows that seem to cut across her face
It was hailed as a modern day miracle, when this portrait of what some say is of The Madonna (and others say is a rather nicely done portrait of Laura Dern), showed up in the bottom of the nest of the Common Nut Hatcher. Miracle or not, it is certainly unexplainable, as most people agree that the Common Nut Hatcher simply doesn't have the schooling for this kind of classical portraiture.
I really like this photo, though I'm not so sure how I feel about the lone black border at the bottom (unless you're using that for the title, copyright, and your signature?)
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