. . .  in particular, how do you feel about subject placement?

How about the crop, should it be tighter?  Does it need more room?

How does the contrast look on your monitor?

I'm seeing strange and subtle zebra-style lines horizontally across her body, like she either has really extensive stretchmarks or really subtle body paint. Is this intentional?

Language affords poetic tools that may be compiled and overlapped to evoke, emotionally and viscerally, the thing described.  Film (does that term now need quotation marks?) offers similar opportunities for the alignment of elements.  So why the stiff as a board pose (in an otherwise flowing, natural, tangled, and placid setting)?

phone call.  darn.  be back . . . . .

All I'm suggesting is your concept find its alignment of forces.  The technicals are nits by comparison.

I like the shot. I might've looked to bring more of a curve to her posture to fit with the lines of the log a little more. To me, she looks a little stiff. It would've been nice to bring some of her hair up to her shoulder, because her hair tends to blend in with the log, and the contrast of the skin might've made it look better.

That's just being persnickety. Like I said, I like the shot, and I'd be happy with it if it were mine. Nice going, you and Lalinn. Isn't she relaxed and fun to work with?

I think the crop is fine. But I tend to put in more of the surroundings than others like, just because I like that.

The contrast is fine on my monitor.




Lines and logs and girls and dappled light:

Overall in my meager little opinion I like the shot.  Crop is good.  Justin hit on the only thing I would comment on, a little more curve to her.  Not much mind you, maybe just a tiny bit more arch of the back or a very subtle bend in her left leg.

On my monitor here in the office the image looks a little flat.  But then again this monitor is far from being color balanced.

Overal very good job on both of your parts.

Chris

Thanks for the critiques folks.