[skipper954]

The edited one is also the better one for me, but for different reasons. It appears to me that you probably took this with a short lens, therefore enlarging things that are closer to the camera, in this case, her hand and perhaps her nose. It just appears unattractive to me, and maybe that is the reason.

Also, I don't know if her hair is really short or if the top is just hidden in the shadow. If the latter, then it would make a much better image with better balance to include all of her hair.

In the mono, though, I don't like her very highlighted forhead. Makes it much too important. The removal of some freckles is good, but then again, it isn't her any more.

I would really be interested in what she thinks of the images. The model is always the most severe critic.

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