Autumn Beauty [69365 People]
Uploaded: November 16, 2005 20:48:59
1/100, f/5.6, ISO200, Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L USM. Fill flash. Cropped and diffused in PS.
This was taken at a dam up in the mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Natural lighting & on camera fill flash only.
November '05 Finalist
Rudra Mandal November 16, 2005
Great picture! Nice smiling model too. #345355Stanley J. Contrades November 16, 2005
Gorgeous smile to go along with the wonderful tones and colors, Chris!! Very well done portrait!!Adilson F. Ferreira November 17, 2005
Wonderful portrait Chris!!!Dee Caraballo November 17, 2005
Simply lovely. Very soft and romantic. #2086012Paul E. Earl November 17, 2005
Fantastic portrait Chris!! #2086087Roger Bernabo November 17, 2005
Gorgeous shot; love the red leaves in the foreground and she would accent any image! #2086514Kate Jackson November 17, 2005
How wonderful to combine these two autumn beauties in one shot Chris! So pleased you commented on my post today or I would have missed all these great shots of Japan. You are certainly capturing the essence of Japan in your gallery. #2086710Daniel Diaz November 17, 2005
Beautiful portrait Chris, the red leaves really add to the image!!! #2086750Gail Vitikacs November 17, 2005
Verrrry lovely Chris....you placed her beautifully with the leaves giving it a nice balance of color! #2086755Karen Engelbreth November 17, 2005
Really a beauty - wonderful portrait, Chris! #2086837Dr Silly November 17, 2005
Like the softness of the portrait. well done. :o)Larry Smith November 17, 2005
Beautiful portrait and tones Chris, perfect title for the picture! #2087565Jeff Robinson November 17, 2005
Outstanding portrait Chris! Jeff #2087574Terry L. Ellis November 17, 2005
Marvelous portrait, Chris! I love the colors, the so lovely girl and the wonderful softness! #2087758Goshka G. November 17, 2005
Lovely autumn portrait, Chris!! #2087982Nicole E. Rappaport November 17, 2005
absolutely stunning portrait, lovely lighting!! #2088135Rakesh Syal November 17, 2005
Wonderful portrait of a young lady, Chris!!! #2088148Judy S. Fung November 17, 2005
Lovely portrait, Chris! #2088159Jenny Bosmans November 17, 2005
BEAUTIFUL portrait and ditto model, Chris!! #2088191Sergio La Spina November 17, 2005
Beautiful portrai Rakesh!! fantastic light and your model !!!! #2088491Tammy Scott November 17, 2005
What a gorgeous portrait and model! #2088552Stephen Zacker November 17, 2005
Wonderful portrait and lighting #2088723Keith L. Clayton November 17, 2005
The model is gorgeous and so is the portrait - Nice job. #2088783Claudia Kuhn November 17, 2005
Wonderful portrait Chris, really like her holding the colorful maple branch! #2088835Jill Odice November 17, 2005
Who is the beautiful woman Chris :-) This is a really nice portrait:-) #2089115Patty Razonable November 17, 2005
Beautiful portrait with the soft effects, Chris!! #2089221Darryl Wilkinson November 17, 2005
Beautiful portrait Chris! Perfect framing!!! #2089381Susie Peek-Swint November 18, 2005
This is just lovely Chris ~ your model has a beautiful smile and the backlighting on her hair is perfect ~ great job on this! #2089621Chris Macer November 18, 2005
Thanks so much Rudra, Stan, Adilson, Dee, Paul, Roger, Kate, Daniel, Gail, Karen, Dr. Silly, Larry, Jeff, Terry, Goshka, Nicole, Rakesh, Judy, Jenny, Sergio, Tammy, Stephen, Keith, Claudia, Jill, Patty, Alison, Darryl and Susan! I'm really gald that you like this one.Have a great weekend guys, I'll catch up on comments on Monday :) #2090191
Rhonda Smith November 19, 2005
She's lovely Chris and so is this portrait with the fall colors.. Great dof too on this one :O) #2094120Jill Flynn November 19, 2005
This is a wonderful outdoor portrait Chris. What a beautiful asian woman. She must love this photograph!! #2095391Janine Russell November 19, 2005
Chris, very nice portrait. #2096388Joy E. Cobb November 19, 2005
Chris, your girlfriend has a gorgeous smile! Beautiful soft portrait. Love the Japanese maple leaves in the foreground. Wonderful. Carry this in your wallet. :) #2096718Sandra Freyler November 20, 2005
This is such a beautiful portrait! Great work, Chris! #2099493Kathleen K. Parker November 20, 2005
Lovely indeed, Chris!Dan Holm November 21, 2005
BEAUTIFUL model, beautifully captured, Chris!! An excellent portrait! #2102785Chris Macer November 21, 2005
Thanks so much Rhonda, Janine, Jill, Joy, Sandra, Kathleen and Dan! :) #2104866Robert M. Nicholson November 22, 2005
Lovely lady you have there and great portrait! I try so hard to get my girl to get in front of the camera...but was only able to convince her a couple of times though. #2108416Jonathan Haber November 23, 2005
Chris,I agree with all the kudos. If this were destined for a portrait gallery, you might want to give her a little hairdo and clone/clean up some of the extra hair. #2112221
Nobu Nagase November 24, 2005
She is certainly a beautiful lady, Chris!!!Tracy Reehal November 25, 2005
Gorgeous shot and model. The lighting is perfect on this one! #2118407Chris Macer November 25, 2005
Thanks Rob, Jonathan, Nobi and Tracy!Nobi - she is always looking at everyones galleries and reading my comments so she will surely see :) #2118622
Kristi A. Howson November 28, 2005
I love her smile and a beautiful lady...great capture Chris!!! #2132827Shelly A. Van Camp November 29, 2005
Cute,,,is this your gf?? Great picture. #2135952Ken Smith November 30, 2005
Chris, thanks for commenting on my picture. Which meant I could click on your gallery. You've got some great pictures, and you've certainly captured the beauty of Japan, to include the beauty of your girlfriend. #2139904Katrina McMeans December 01, 2005
I really like the softness of this pretty portrait! Lovely colors, great DOF, and a beautiful model! ; )Chris Macer December 04, 2005
Thanks Kristi, Shelly, Ken and Katrina! I really appreciate all your comments! :) #2150768Cathy Barrows December 04, 2005
gorgeous portrait...love the red leaves as a bonus #2151111Chris Macer December 06, 2005
Thanks so much Cathy! #2158364Dr Silly December 20, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS. :o) #2202109Darryl Wilkinson December 20, 2005
Excellent work, Chris! Congratulations on this fine looking finalist and good luck to you on the next round!!! BRAVO!!! #2202152Adilson F. Ferreira December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Chris!!! #2202627Life Expressions December 20, 2005
Congrats on your finalist Chris! #2203278Sergio La Spina December 20, 2005
Congratulation Chris!! #2203293Nobu Nagase December 20, 2005
"Omedeto!!!", Chris, on this beautiful finalist!!! #2203518Boris Kirpichnikov December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist,Chris! #2203557Kate Jackson December 20, 2005
Congratulations Chris ~ so good to see this again! #2203741Wendy Stevenson December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Chris!! #2203866Danilo Piccioni December 20, 2005
Congratulations for this well deserved victory Chris! #2204302Deborah Sandidge December 20, 2005
Gorgeous finalist, Chris - congratulations!! #2204379Jill Flynn December 20, 2005
I remember this beauty Chris! Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round!! #2204386Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005
Wonderful congratulations, Chris, on this beautiful finalist! WTG!!! #2204788Phil Sauvey December 20, 2005
Congratulations Chris on your finalist! A well deserved win. All the best in 2006!!! #2204798Mary Timman December 20, 2005
What a great finalist. Congratulations and good luck! #2204953Cathy Barrows December 20, 2005
Congrats on your finalist...great portrait #2205310Sylvia Rossler December 20, 2005
Congrats Chris :o) #2205613Jill Odice December 20, 2005
Graet portrait shot, she is so cute and has such a greay smile, I liked this before and still do Chris! Congrats:-) #2205677Sharon Day December 20, 2005
Big congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Chris!!! Good luck next round! #2205823Daniel Diaz December 20, 2005
Big Congrats Chris and good luck in the next round buddy!!! We both could use some gold, LOL!!! #2206171Jenny Bosmans December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Chris!! #2206465Tammy Scott December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this fantastic image! #2206726Kristi A. Howson December 20, 2005
So glad to see this one make it Chris! Congratulations on this wonderful finalist and good luck in the next round! #2207231Tori A. Woods December 20, 2005
she's beautiful Chris and you have captured her beauty...great portrait and congrats on this honor...Tori #2207334Ken Smith December 20, 2005
Chris, congratulations! #2207347Marie Fields December 20, 2005
Congratulations on this gorgeous portrait, Chris!!! #2207460Cora Miller December 20, 2005
The maple leaves make a wonderful frame and leading line to her beautiful face. Congratulations, Chris! #2207488Jim Kinnunen December 20, 2005
And what a beauty she is, Chris...excellent portrait and congratulations!!!!! #2207547Stanley J. Contrades December 21, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful Finalist, Chris, and best of luck to you in the next round!!Terry R. Hatfield December 21, 2005
This Portrait Gets Your Attention!Well Done Chris!Congratulations On Your Finalist!! #2208411Deb Holmes-Hatfield December 21, 2005
What a beautiful young lady, congrats on this awesome finalist Chris, Bravo! #2209037Stephen Zacker December 21, 2005
Truly a Beautiful portrait. Congratulations #2210398Nicole Kessel December 21, 2005
Gorgeous portrait, Chris! Congratulations!! #2210998Rakesh Syal December 21, 2005
Congratulations, Chris!!! #2211579Chris Macer December 22, 2005
Wow! What can I say?! I'm so happy that this got picked especially in the highly contested "People" category!Thanks so much Dr. S, Darryl, Adilson, Robyn, Sergio, Nobi, Boris, Kate, Wendy, Dado, Deborah, Jill, Terry, Phil, Mary, Cathy, Sylvia, Jill, Sharon, Dan, Jenny, Tammy, Kristi, Tori, Ken, Marie, Cora, Jim, Stan, Terry, Deb, Stephen, Nicole and Rakesh! :) #2212802
Chris Macer December 30, 2005
Thanks, Mel! Glad that you liked my photos. When are going to see yours?? :) #2237023Alison Greenwood January 12, 2006
I missed this???!!! How could I???!!!Amy JACKSON January 17, 2006
Awesome shot!!! And beautiful girlfriend!!Lori Carlson January 21, 2006
This is so pretty Chris!! Love the red touch too! It's just such a lovely portrait in all its naturalness-is that even a word!?! :0) Congratulations Chris! :0) #2316091Chris Macer January 21, 2006
Thanks Alison, Amy and Lori! #2320227Sandra Freyler January 23, 2006
Congratulations Chris! Beautiful portrait! :) #2328059Chris Macer February 20, 2006
Thanks Sandra! :) #2443059Tammy August 11, 2006
Beautiful model wonderful colors #3153729Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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