Dramatic Sushi Shop Sniping

[Skippy599]

This is my girlfriend Rachel, she is not actually posing here, though this face does not look very "everyday."
There's something I like about the framing of her hair, the vivid colours and the "pose" itself.
Thought I'd post it and see what other people think!

Nikon D90
50mm
f/1.8
1/100
ISO 640


Critiques welcome!

[Marko]

Super cute girlfriend you got there!

In terms of critique - the image is very soft - was the original image less than 275 K?
I like the pose overall but the dark shadows under her eyes from the quite orange overhead lighting are not working for me I'm afraid.

[Skippy599]

The image was not under 275k unfortunately. I am not a huge fan of the overheads either too many shadows and it is quite vivid.

[Marko]

ahh okay - the forum compresses images that are uploaded directly and greater than 275K so that's why it is soft.
calling the image from another site like flickr - photobucket etc - won't compress the image.

[Skippy599]

Thanks Marko I'll keep that in mind :)