Serene

Quite nicely done. Well titled.I am a bit troubled with the back of her head's dark hair dissapearing into the unlit void.Otherwise quite nice.The hair separaton issue might not be salvagable in printing. It may have needed a bounce card to light a bit of the back of her hair at the time the negative was exposed.

Excellent suggestion, Mike. I should have bounced some fill or added a hair light. I wanted a lot of light falloff on the one side, but in hindsight probably could have alternatively added a background light for some separation. Thankfully the negative is not as bad as my lousy scanning skills indicate; might be salvageable in the darkroom. Many thanks for your comments.