Mirror mirror mirror

[golunvolo]

An odd portrait. Part of a "normal" shooting.


C&C always welcome

[Akira]

Appreciate your keen eyes, as always.  You might want to try some "dehaze" function in ACR to make it a bit clearer?

[Tristin]

Beautiful image, I like the hazy look.  Though I do feel there is too much dark negative space at the bottom that throws the balance off.  I feel a crop would help

[Bjørn Rørslett]

My first thoughts exactly. However, after having studied the picture several times, I ended up with suggesting more or less the similar framing as the author chose in the first place. The interplay of positive and negative spaces occurs on several levels of scale and include brightness as well as colour. Well done.

[elsid]

Very artistic and in good taste Paco.

[Jakov Minić]

Paco teases us and shields a beautiful woman from us with his artistry

[RBSinTo]

This is a wonderful image that is a visual feast.
There is the subject and her reflection in the mirror as well as a second, less distinct rendering of that same twosome slightly lower down and to our right, all enveloped in a mysterious haze.
As for the negative space at the bottom, I'd suggest horizontally cropping some of it out at the point where the diagonal descending from right to left meets the frame edge to our left.
Robert

[golunvolo]

Thank you all for your input. Because of the different opinions is difficult to answer to you...I will find the nef and post it here in case anyone will like to give it a try.


  Do or do not.

[golunvolo]

As promised:
   

   https://www.dropbox.com/s/trp6tovqdzqggbs/_QCO9116.NEF?dl=0


  If you feel like it, have fun!

[Akira]

I only wanted to make the lady's image a bit clearer.  But when I use the "dehaze" filter, the color changed a lot, and the vignetting increased.  Then I try to adjust the color as close to the originally posted, the dehaze effect decreased.  The result is very close to the original, but hopefully it is a bit clearer, as I say.  I adjusted the vignetting manually but didn't remove it completely.

Personally I thought your framing is good, so I tried to be true to your original trimming.  The result is 4 pixel wider, though.

[golunvolo]

Akira,
  I see more clearly her face in the mirror and some objects -like the world ball- I like your version better in subtle but noticeable ways. Thanks a lot for taking the time and sharing it.

[Jakov Minić]

My extravagant take on a beautiful image regardless of the processing

[Akira]

Akira,
  I see more clearly her face in the mirror and some objects -like the world ball- I like your version better in subtle but noticeable ways. Thanks a lot for taking the time and sharing it.

Paco, thanks for kind words.  Glad you like it!

[golunvolo]

Jakov,

 that is not extravagant. The main point of the shot was the character wearing that feathery top in different situations. You just found another way of pointing it out. Spot on!


  Thanks for your vision