Inspiring Photo: Autumn Beauty #1469879

Autumn Beauty

Uploaded: November 16, 2005 20:48:59

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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

Comments

Rudra Mandal November 16, 2005

Great picture! Nice smiling model too. #345355

Stanley J. Contrades November 16, 2005

Gorgeous smile to go along with the wonderful tones and colors, Chris!! Very well done portrait!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #2085716

Adilson F. Ferreira November 17, 2005

Wonderful portrait Chris!!!
Fantastic smile and great colors!!!
The lighting is perfect!!! #2085898

Dee Caraballo November 17, 2005

Simply lovely. Very soft and romantic. #2086012

Paul E. Earl November 17, 2005

Fantastic portrait Chris!! #2086087

Roger Bernabo November 17, 2005

Gorgeous shot; love the red leaves in the foreground and she would accent any image! #2086514

Kate 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. #2086710

Daniel Diaz November 17, 2005

Beautiful portrait Chris, the red leaves really add to the image!!! #2086750

Gail Vitikacs November 17, 2005

Verrrry lovely Chris....you placed her beautifully with the leaves giving it a nice balance of color! #2086755

Karen Engelbreth November 17, 2005

Really a beauty - wonderful portrait, Chris! #2086837

Dr Silly November 17, 2005

Like the softness of the portrait. well done. :o)
#2087302

Larry Smith November 17, 2005

Beautiful portrait and tones Chris, perfect title for the picture! #2087565

Jeff Robinson November 17, 2005

Outstanding portrait Chris! Jeff #2087574

Terry L. Ellis November 17, 2005

Marvelous portrait, Chris! I love the colors, the so lovely girl and the wonderful softness! #2087758

Goshka G. November 17, 2005

Lovely autumn portrait, Chris!! #2087982

Nicole E. Rappaport November 17, 2005

absolutely stunning portrait, lovely lighting!! #2088135

Rakesh Syal November 17, 2005

Wonderful portrait of a young lady, Chris!!! #2088148

Judy S. Fung November 17, 2005

Lovely portrait, Chris! #2088159

Jenny Bosmans November 17, 2005

BEAUTIFUL portrait and ditto model, Chris!! #2088191

Sergio La Spina November 17, 2005

Beautiful portrai Rakesh!! fantastic light and your model !!!! #2088491

Tammy Scott November 17, 2005

What a gorgeous portrait and model! #2088552

Stephen Zacker November 17, 2005

Wonderful portrait and lighting #2088723

Keith L. Clayton November 17, 2005

The model is gorgeous and so is the portrait - Nice job. #2088783

Claudia Kuhn November 17, 2005

Wonderful portrait Chris, really like her holding the colorful maple branch! #2088835

Jill Odice November 17, 2005

Who is the beautiful woman Chris :-) This is a really nice portrait:-) #2089115

Patty Razonable November 17, 2005

Beautiful portrait with the soft effects, Chris!! #2089221

November 17, 2005

Very beautiful Chris!
The leaves add great color to the beautiful model! #2089306

Darryl Wilkinson November 17, 2005

Beautiful portrait Chris! Perfect framing!!! #2089381

Susie 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! #2089621

Chris 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.
The model is my beautiful and supportive girlfriend :)

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) #2094120

Jill Flynn November 19, 2005

This is a wonderful outdoor portrait Chris. What a beautiful asian woman. She must love this photograph!! #2095391

Janine Russell November 19, 2005

Chris, very nice portrait. #2096388

Joy 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. :) #2096718

Sandra Freyler November 20, 2005

This is such a beautiful portrait! Great work, Chris! #2099493

Kathleen K. Parker November 20, 2005

Lovely indeed, Chris!
kk #2099684

Dan Holm November 21, 2005

BEAUTIFUL model, beautifully captured, Chris!! An excellent portrait! #2102785

Chris Macer November 21, 2005

Thanks so much Rhonda, Janine, Jill, Joy, Sandra, Kathleen and Dan! :) #2104866

Robert 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. #2108416

Jonathan 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!!!
Sending my "hajimemashite, dozo yoroshiku" from Tex. #2116748

Tracy Reehal November 25, 2005

Gorgeous shot and model. The lighting is perfect on this one! #2118407

Chris 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!!! #2132827

Shelly A. Van Camp November 29, 2005

Cute,,,is this your gf?? Great picture. #2135952

Ken 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. #2139904

Katrina McMeans December 01, 2005

I really like the softness of this pretty portrait! Lovely colors, great DOF, and a beautiful model! ; )
~K #2140705

Chris Macer December 04, 2005

Thanks Kristi, Shelly, Ken and Katrina! I really appreciate all your comments! :) #2150768

Cathy Barrows December 04, 2005

gorgeous portrait...love the red leaves as a bonus #2151111

Chris Macer December 06, 2005

Thanks so much Cathy! #2158364

Dr Silly December 20, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS. :o) #2202109

Darryl Wilkinson December 20, 2005

Excellent work, Chris! Congratulations on this fine looking finalist and good luck to you on the next round!!! BRAVO!!! #2202152

Adilson F. Ferreira December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Chris!!! #2202627

Life Expressions December 20, 2005

Congrats on your finalist Chris! #2203278

Sergio La Spina December 20, 2005

Congratulation Chris!! #2203293

Nobu Nagase December 20, 2005

"Omedeto!!!", Chris, on this beautiful finalist!!! #2203518

Boris Kirpichnikov December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist,Chris! #2203557

Kate Jackson December 20, 2005

Congratulations Chris ~ so good to see this again! #2203741

Wendy Stevenson December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Chris!! #2203866

Danilo Piccioni December 20, 2005

Congratulations for this well deserved victory Chris! #2204302

Deborah Sandidge December 20, 2005

Gorgeous finalist, Chris - congratulations!! #2204379

Jill Flynn December 20, 2005

I remember this beauty Chris! Congratulations on your finalist and good luck in the next round!! #2204386

Terry L. Ellis December 20, 2005

Wonderful congratulations, Chris, on this beautiful finalist! WTG!!! #2204788

Phil Sauvey December 20, 2005

Congratulations Chris on your finalist! A well deserved win. All the best in 2006!!! #2204798

Mary Timman December 20, 2005

What a great finalist. Congratulations and good luck! #2204953

Cathy Barrows December 20, 2005

Congrats on your finalist...great portrait #2205310

Sylvia Rossler December 20, 2005

Congrats Chris :o) #2205613

Jill 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:-) #2205677

Sharon Day December 20, 2005

Big congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Chris!!! Good luck next round! #2205823

Daniel Diaz December 20, 2005

Big Congrats Chris and good luck in the next round buddy!!! We both could use some gold, LOL!!! #2206171

Jenny Bosmans December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Chris!! #2206465

Tammy Scott December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this fantastic image! #2206726

Kristi 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! #2207231

Tori A. Woods December 20, 2005

she's beautiful Chris and you have captured her beauty...great portrait and congrats on this honor...Tori #2207334

Ken Smith December 20, 2005

Chris, congratulations! #2207347

Marie Fields December 20, 2005

Congratulations on this gorgeous portrait, Chris!!! #2207460

Cora Miller December 20, 2005

The maple leaves make a wonderful frame and leading line to her beautiful face. Congratulations, Chris! #2207488

Jim Kinnunen December 20, 2005

And what a beauty she is, Chris...excellent portrait and congratulations!!!!! #2207547

Stanley J. Contrades December 21, 2005

CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful Finalist, Chris, and best of luck to you in the next round!!
Much Aloha,
Stan
#2207984

Terry R. Hatfield December 21, 2005

This Portrait Gets Your Attention!Well Done Chris!Congratulations On Your Finalist!! #2208411

Deb Holmes-Hatfield December 21, 2005

What a beautiful young lady, congrats on this awesome finalist Chris, Bravo! #2209037

Stephen Zacker December 21, 2005

Truly a Beautiful portrait. Congratulations #2210398

Nicole Kessel December 21, 2005

Gorgeous portrait, Chris! Congratulations!! #2210998

Rakesh Syal December 21, 2005

Congratulations, Chris!!! #2211579

Chris 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

December 24, 2005

Nice work bro :) this is the first time I have looked at your pics on here and they're awesome!!! Its so cool to read everyones nice comments!! you should be so stoked!!! and yes Yurika is very beautiful!
Love it!
Mel xxx #2221351

Chris Macer December 30, 2005

Thanks, Mel! Glad that you liked my photos. When are going to see yours?? :) #2237023

Alison Greenwood January 12, 2006

I missed this???!!! How could I???!!!
Everything about it is beautiful!!!
Belated congratulations!!! #2279744

Amy JACKSON January 17, 2006

Awesome shot!!! And beautiful girlfriend!!
Conratulations!! #2298192

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) #2316091

Chris Macer January 21, 2006

Thanks Alison, Amy and Lori! #2320227

Sandra Freyler January 23, 2006

Congratulations Chris! Beautiful portrait! :) #2328059

Chris Macer February 20, 2006

Thanks Sandra! :) #2443059

Tammy August 11, 2006

Beautiful model wonderful colors #3153729

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