Holding something precious

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• ozoz3000 (457)
• [2006-04-01 17:16]

It is a special moment. I love that you choose to put under "portraits". It is a portrait of the baby to be :)

I wonder if it would work better in black and white.

Thanks for sharing...

Ozgur

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• branci (262)
• [2006-04-01 17:23]

Hi Chmiley!!! We simply can't believe you're here again! Well have a warm welcome.
THis one is a true surprise because from the thumbnail we thought you might be pregnant again :) But we're glad you are back and you have find the time for your camera. And not just some ordinary work but with one very clever and creative way to experiment and show those astonishing yet frightened feelings of expecting the new life. Great work, almost like some yin-yang representation, congratulations Michelle! Looking forward for some more from this series.
Branka

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• TasmaniaC (5454)
• [2006-04-01 18:59]

Hi Michell, good work, just a little oe on top of tummy though.. black background worked well... tfs

Alaettin

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• sangeeth_sg (0)
• [2006-04-02 3:03]

good lighting..black background suits well
nicely done

sangeeth

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• maleentjeh (66)
• [2006-04-02 3:05]

Beautiful image, Michelle! Great working with the light.

Marleen
sorry out of greens

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• cloverstar (0)
• [2006-04-02 7:54]

Welcome back Michelle. Nice to see you posting again. This is a lovely portrait of such a tender moment. Very good lighting and well done on the PP work. It really does have that studio-style look about it.

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• lucbus (10319)
• [2006-04-02 8:53]

Hi Michele,
You've achieve your goal of a studio lookalike, I was sure it was a studio shot until I read your note. This is a great photo full of emotion and of the love of a mother for her baby to come. Very well done.
Luc

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• gaylen54 (0)
• [2006-04-02 15:40]

Very nice job of improvisation, Michelle! It may be easier to create these kinds of portraits in a studio, but it can be done without the fancy lights and equipment. There's nothing more beautiful than natural light, and you've used it well here.

Lovely, lovely shot. :)
Gayle

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• jstewart (524)
• [2006-04-03 1:53]

Hi,
This is really elegant. I like particularly where you positioned your subject in the whole picture. There's a lot of black emptiness there, but it works beautifully.
John

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• wck (3843)
• [2006-04-03 2:45]

Glad you back again Michelle, Wonderful moment...Indeed creative! Good use of natural light on the subject & very nice composition!

Wong

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• chocolate29 (2697)
• [2006-04-03 3:31]

Very good use of natural light, good positioning of your 'model'. I also like the dark, empty background. Abit like how it's inside there for the baby, maybe.
Cordelia

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• puffy (16617)
• [2006-04-03 6:38]

Beautiful shot Michelle, excellent composition, lighting and pp work. It does look like it is taken in the studio. Very well done, all the best to your friend and hope you are getting some free time for your photoshots! :)

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• technogran (5525)
• [2006-04-03 15:46]

Very nice shot with excellent lighting. The black background does wonders for showing up the nuances of light on your friend's body. I am sure she is delighted with this photo, and it will be a treasured memory soon, when her new baby arrives. Very well done Michelle.
Cheers
Joan

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• Tyanne (0)
• [2006-04-03 16:07]

how nice preagnacy when it is planified is one of the most precious moments in life for a woman I like ths one tfs

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• Janice (33204)
• [2006-04-05 1:18]

Hi Michelle, this is beautiful, and your friend is going to love it. You show her so well, very good lighting, and the results are superb. It is a wonderful time, and I am sop pleased she allowed you to share her special time with us.
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb, I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."
Thank you.
Janice

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• nonna (446)
• [2006-04-05 2:40]

I love photos of expecting moms! This is so beautiful - wonderful lighting! Your PP work is great - I think you succeeded in making it look like studio work - congratulations!

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• dgusatto (1239)
• [2006-04-05 12:58]

HI MICHELLE,

FANTASTIC - SWEET CAPTURE!!
COMPO WITH BLACK T. IS AMAZING
SEE YOU
DENIS

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• naturegirl (2014)
• [2006-04-07 14:14]

Congratulation on a beautiful shot. The lighting, composition and choice of B&W are perfect.
TFS
Liz

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• LuciG (8681)
• [2006-04-09 17:30]

Bonjour Michelle!
C'est une très belle photo.
Pleine en tendresse et avec un joli jeu de lumières!
félicitations!!!!
Luci

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• bscheller (32)
• [2006-04-12 19:46]

this is a powerful shot, and very beautiful...life that will soon enter the world and will have to come by so many of the problems we face currently and of the problems that we will soon face.

I hope that his world will be better than the one we've lived thus far...
great shot, love the prime focus on the hand holding the tummy!
-Bartek

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• mephistoo (4)
• [2006-08-08 8:45]

very beautiful work.i the sensivity in this photo.
nice youre black backround i works very well.
you can see the life in this fantastic photo.

tfs it and enjoy youre life

mephistoo

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• Mitra (7908)
• [2007-04-07 21:07]

It's a special moment and you did a great job.
Well done.
Mitra