Lady in red

[Jim A]

Does this have that "Wow" factor?

[Manfred M]

This setting looks familiar. I believe you have posted shots from this location before?

The two things that pop right out at me is that the image looks rather underexposed and the crop seems to suggest that the architecture is more important than the model. I wonder why you took this approach?

[Jim A]

Hi Manfred, yes, I thought it possible that I may have posted my earlier version, which you have now confirmed. Still, this is very different! You are right, that my love for the architecture involved competes with the model. Only one can be the "star", which is, of course, the dramatic young lady (at my age, there are not many that are not young!). I have easily reduced the impact of the architecture and now present it for your further consideration.

[Jim A]

Here again, Manfred, I may have been to hasty in the above post. Have now blurred even more, plus sharpened my subject, which, I trust, leads to a better image overall.

[Manfred M]

I had thought of a more severe crop, as well as brightening up the model. The blurring is not all that effective, in my view.