Whichever way the wind blows...

© Jennifer L. Alder

Whichever way the wind blows...

Uploaded: May 18, 2008

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For the Digital Darkroom...
Thanks for looking! :)



Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/125 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 135.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

Paul E. Earl May 18, 2008

I have always liked this one. Has a haunting quality to it. #923520

Jennifer L. Alder May 18, 2008

Thank you, Paul--- I have submitted one with the same hood, but it is a completely different shot. :) #5936755

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic May 18, 2008

Very pretty!! #5936770

MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 18, 2008

Good Morning Jen

Wow
When You look in Her eyes you feel the Need to Confess All of your Sins
They seem to Demand Honesty
Excellent Once again !!
Have a Great Sunday #5936785

Carol Sawyer May 18, 2008

Gorgeous portrait and tones, Jennifer!! #5936787

Margaret R. Barry May 18, 2008

Beautiful, Jennifer. Fantastic tones and presentation! #5936820

Sue McLeod May 18, 2008

Hauntingly beautiful Jennifer! Love the texture as well! :) #5936826

Chua Wee Boo May 18, 2008

So outstanding portrait,Jennifer! #5936830

Tarun Bose May 18, 2008

Excellent portrait with lovely matt finish. Well done Jennifer. #5936854

Brett Dolsen May 18, 2008

Beautifull Jennifer!!Love the effects and crop presentation!!
Brett #5936906

Marisol Pastor level-classic May 18, 2008

Absolutely stuning portrait, as are all of your portraits of children. I agree with Tarun ... the matt finish is definitely a plus. #5936907

Bojan Bencic level-classic May 18, 2008

Fantastic photo with some great effects. Great work, Jennifer. #5936913

Aimee S. McMaster May 18, 2008

....excellent portrait work Jen...awesome use of effect as always...Aimee #5936930

Lynn M. Whitt May 18, 2008

great portrait.... #5937048

Laurie Daily level-deluxe May 18, 2008

Such intensity you capture, Jennifer...fabulous tones and effects. #5937262

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe May 18, 2008

Gorgeous photo and presentation!

ccc #5937368

Michael Umbreit May 18, 2008

Jennifer - Perfect treatment! Outstanding work! - Mike #5937384

Michael G. Marshall May 18, 2008

Outstanding Jennifer! Her eyes are so compelling and I love your effect! Michael #5937410

frank w. degenhardt May 18, 2008

Jennifer- Good morning my friend. Sensational look and feel to this one.
I love the texture you applied. Gives it that antique look. Love the pose and the hood seems to work so well in putying some mystery to her. The eyes are so enchanting. I love the sepia look and the tones are exquisite.
A masterpiece.
Have yourself a most wonderful day, take care, enjoy #5937510

Renata Gusciora May 18, 2008

Wonderful portrait!!! #5937523

Anna Diederich May 18, 2008

Jen great effects here! This seems almost haunting! Nice work!! :) #5937530

Deb Koskovich May 18, 2008

Great tones and depth to this, Jen -- I agree that her eyes are simply haunting. As far as confessing my sins, I'll let Mel go first. Now THAT should be interesting. #5937535

Linda Blair May 18, 2008

Gorgeous...love the tones and the texture is great!!!!!!! ☺ #5937768

Erika Haight May 18, 2008

Her eyes are Magnetic Jennifer!!!! A+ work!! #5938139

Shannon D. Miller May 18, 2008

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it Jennifer! The texture of canvas is perfect and the tones are amazing! BEAUTIFUL work girl! Shannon~ #5938367

Nancy L. Green level-classic May 18, 2008

Beautiful tones, and I love the way you captured her eyes, WTG!! <>< #5938655

Joerg Schlagheck May 18, 2008

Beautiful portrait, Jennifer! Love the effects! #5938739

Nadya Johnson May 18, 2008

Awesome work on this stunning portrait, Jennifer! #5939035

Chuck S. Frizzell May 18, 2008

Great shot, great treatment. #5939558

Marina Moore May 18, 2008

This is absolutely stunning!!! A gorgeous piece of work, well done Jen. :) #5939615

Bill Knaps May 18, 2008

Beautiful Jen. Bill #5940120

Bill Wyatt May 19, 2008

Outstanding tones and portrait work your PS skills are excellent as well!! #5940657

Patrick Rouzes level-classic May 19, 2008

Those eyes are absolutely mesmerizing ,Jennifer!!! The tones & effects are also incredible!!! I feel we will see this again,my friend!!! #5941359

Chastity Abbott May 19, 2008

Beautifully framed!!! Love the tones and the work you applied..her eyes..love it! #5941479

Eugenio Diaz May 19, 2008

Wonderful eyes and excellent full frame portrait!!!Love the tone and the effects!!!! #5941562

Jennifer L. Alder May 19, 2008

THANKS ALL!!! :) #5945288

Walter Graziano May 21, 2008

Stunning shot Jenn! #5955922

Angie Sidles level-classic May 21, 2008

This one looks familiar. Is it a re-post. I love it. The texture is awesome. Nice work! #5958172

Jennifer L. Alder May 22, 2008

Thanks all! No, Angie--- not a repost. She has worn this hooded sweater in some others that I have posted, however. :) #5960453

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 22, 2008

Captivating! The look,composition, treatment, all just fantastic!! #5960865

Jamie Elliott May 22, 2008

Gorgeous, Jen. #5961476

Laurence Saliba level-classic May 23, 2008

This is impeccable Jennifer!!! Your effects on these gorgeous portraits is so unique!!! #5969442

Teresa Norris May 24, 2008

Jennifer, your portraits are just stunning. This is SO beautiful!!! She's lovely, and the portrait is amazing. #5971522

"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar May 24, 2008

i like the charcoal painting look on this one , Jen! you did it very well! great work! #5972872

Joseph M. Muench level-classic May 29, 2008

Wonderful portrait...the eyes and expression are stunning!
-Joe #5994607

Melissa McCabe June 01, 2008

OUTSTANDING - love the treatment, comp, and those eyes!!! : ) -mm #6005150

Luigi Di Serio level-classic June 01, 2008

Amazing effect! #6005278

June 05, 2008

I'm just in awe with your work! Just breathtaking! #6024504

Jessica Jenney June 19, 2008

Congratulations, Jennifer on all your beautiful finalists! WOW! Good luck! #6078212

Jean E. Hildebrant June 19, 2008

Oh my goodness, Jennifer! Way to go!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! So many finalists. I hope you soar to the top! #6078447

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton June 19, 2008

Big WOW and big CONGRATS, Jennifer!! #6078780

Christian Rosito June 19, 2008

Yes! Well done Jennifer, yupiii! #6078804

Kathy L. Clark June 19, 2008

Another beautiful finalist Jennifer. Congratulation. She is so pretty. #6078969

Mary Timman June 19, 2008

wow..fantastic tones. Love those eyes!
Congrats again! #6079019

Marisol Pastor level-classic June 19, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #6079343

Elida Gutierrez level-classic June 19, 2008

Congratulations for your Finalist!!! #6079708

Tiia Vissak June 19, 2008

Congratulations again! #6079721

Michelle L. Frick June 19, 2008

Another gorgeous finalist Jen!! Congratulations! #6079777

Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 19, 2008

WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BIG Congrats on your finalist!
Best of Luck in the next round! #6080305

Pat Gamwell June 19, 2008

Definitely one of my favorites...FABULOUS FINALIST, Jen! #6080496

Bojan Bencic level-classic June 19, 2008

Congratulations, Jennifer! #6080667

Angie Sidles level-classic June 19, 2008

You're on a roll!! Congrats again! #6080931

Renee Doyle June 19, 2008

Bet this gets gold!! Awesome Jen!! Congratulations! #6081148

Erin Appelbaum June 19, 2008

Congrats again Jennifer. peter #6081467

Cyn Valentine June 19, 2008

Congrats Jennifer!!! #6081785

Colleen Farrell June 19, 2008

Wonderful! Big congrats, Jennifer! #6082124

Debra R. Harder June 19, 2008

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Jen!! YOU GO GIRL!! BIG CONGRATS on this GORGEOUS finalist!! Deb #6082298

Stephanie Frey level-classic June 19, 2008

Congratulations on your finalist! #6082559

Amber J. Skene June 19, 2008

Congrats on your finalist! #6082749

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 19, 2008

superb, congrats! #6082899

Laurence Saliba level-classic June 19, 2008

This is gorgeoussssssss!! Congrats Jennifer!!! #6083097

Michelle Alton June 20, 2008

Wonderful FINALIST, Jennifer. Congratulations! #6083340

Margaret R. Barry June 20, 2008

Congratulations on another stunning finalist, Jennifer! #6083389

Tarun Bose June 20, 2008

Congrats Again. #6083577

Anita Hogue June 20, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!! #6084613

Jennifer L. Taranto June 20, 2008

SUPER congrats!! #6084659

Teresa Norris June 20, 2008

Big congrats to you for this gorgeous finalist, Jennifer...and for all your beautiful finalists!!! #6085039

Kimi A. Phillips June 20, 2008

Congrats to you for ALL of your finalists! ALL WINNERS!!!:) #6085397

Mike Clime June 20, 2008

Congrats, Jennifer, on this super winner! #6085768

Angie Sidles level-classic June 20, 2008

CONGRATS Jen on this BEAUTIFUL WINNER! #6085785

Alex T. Mizuno June 20, 2008

Breathtaking work! Congratulations on your win, Jennifer!! #6085794

Lynne Morris June 20, 2008

Huge Congratulations on this beautiful winner Jennifer. #6085839

Marisol Pastor level-classic June 20, 2008

Jennifer, congratulations on this winner image. #6085852

Christy B. Anderson June 20, 2008

Congrats Jennifer!! #6085864

Michelle L. Frick June 20, 2008

Congratulations Jen!!! WTG!! #6085906

Anita Hogue June 20, 2008

Congratulations on this fabulous win, Jennifer! #6085911

Renata Gusciora June 20, 2008

Big congratulations,Jennifer!!! #6085939

Tiia Vissak June 20, 2008

Congratulations! #6085941

Kimi A. Phillips June 20, 2008

YIPPEEE!!!! CONGRATS!!!:) #6085986

Chastity Abbott June 20, 2008

this little one is just so beautiful and I love the many expressions you capture!!! I bet she just gleams with joy to see this as a winner!!! :) Congrats to you both as a team!!!!!! #6086008

Jennifer L. Alder June 20, 2008

Thanks very much everyone!!! I really appreciate it :) #6086067

anonymous June 20, 2008

Congratulations Jen on your well deserved win! B- #6086086

Nadya Johnson June 20, 2008

Congratulations on your winner, Jennifer! #6086136

Jessica Jenney June 20, 2008

Congratulations, Jennifer on your beautiful win! #6086186

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 20, 2008

CONGRATS FOR YOUR WIN!!! #6086238

Sue Marshall June 20, 2008

BIG congrats on your WIN Jen!! :-)) #6086340

Shari Kelly June 20, 2008

YOU GO GIRL!!!! YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO SO MANY OF US....WELL DESERVED MY FRIEND!!!! ^j^ #6086375

Brett Dolsen June 20, 2008

Congratulations on your winner Jennifer!!Fabntastic result!!Brett #6086412

Michael Umbreit June 20, 2008

Jen - Congratulations on your win!! Your work just keeps getting better and better! - Mike #6086419

Debra R. Harder June 20, 2008

Congratulations, Jen, on your STELLAR GOLD WINNER!! YIPPEE!! Deb #6086578

Bojan Bencic level-classic June 20, 2008

Congratulations, Jennifer! #6086601

Graeme yew Chow June 20, 2008

Huge congratulation Jennifer. I am glad for you. I am now in louisiana. #6086730

Joannie Bertucci level-classic June 20, 2008

Of course this is a winner, it's gorgeous Jennifer! #6086782

Karen Slagle June 20, 2008

Congrats Jennifer on this wonderful winning shot... #6086839

Sam Britt June 20, 2008

Congratulations on this winner, Jennifer! #6087059

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 20, 2008

Terrific portrait, congratulations on your winner! #6087105

Erin Appelbaum June 20, 2008

Congrats again Jennifer on this awesome winner. Peter #6087255

Mary Timman June 20, 2008

Fantastic...I love this! Congratulations! #6087256

Deb Koskovich June 20, 2008

way to go, Jen -- this one couldn't miss! Congrats on an incredible winner! #6087299

Mukesh Srivastava June 20, 2008

A huge congrats on this incredible WIN, Jenni!!!! #6087489

Jill Flynn June 20, 2008

So beautiful. Congratulations on your win Jennifer! #6087510

Vikram Jamwal June 20, 2008

There goes Mel again! :-))) Congratulations Jennifer on this win and wonderful piece of work!!!
-vikram #6087572

Jeanine M. Bailey June 20, 2008

Congrats on your winner Jennifer! #6087575

Cassie L. Woodlee June 20, 2008

Congratulations, Jennifer!!!!!!!!! #6087643

Elida Gutierrez level-classic June 20, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
The Golden Cup
A Special Trophy for
"The May Winners" #6087801

Renee Doyle June 20, 2008

What did I say!!! Fabulous Jen - BIG congratulations to you!! #6088070

Evy Johansen level-classic June 20, 2008

Big congratulations on your beautiful win, Jennifer! Well deserved! #6088188

Denise Denomy June 20, 2008

STUNNING CAPTURE, JENNIFER!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WIN!!!! :0) #6088245

Raymond Pauly June 20, 2008

Awesome winner, Jen! Big congrats to you! #6088279

Nemil B. Chabebe June 21, 2008

Congratulations, another magnificent portrait. #6088330

Barbara Waldoch June 21, 2008

WTG, Jen! #6088471

Tarun Bose June 21, 2008

Big congrats Jennifer for your excellent winner. #6088530

Colette M. Metcalf June 21, 2008

HUGE congratulations on your win, Jennifer!!! WTG! #6088714

Les Rhoades level-classic June 21, 2008

Congratulations on your winning photo!
Congratulations!
#6088763

Aimee S. McMaster June 21, 2008

...congratulations on your wonderful winner Jen...Aimee #6088834

Laurence Saliba level-classic June 21, 2008

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this very well deserved winner Jennifer!!! #6088967

Debbie Hartley June 21, 2008

Congratulations on your beautiful winner Jennifer! #6089104

Teresa Norris June 21, 2008

Jennifer, yay for you and this wonderful winning image!!! Congratulations!! #6089505

Jennifer L. Alder June 21, 2008

Wow- thanks again so much everyone- I really can't believe it still. :) #6089754

Bill Knaps June 21, 2008

Congrats on your well deserved win on this beautiful work of art Jen. Bill #6089786

Eugenio Diaz June 21, 2008

Dear Jennifer, CONGRATULATIONSSSS!!!!!!!
This one is a FANTASTIC WINNER!!!!
Well done, and very well deserved Prize!!! #6089947

Colleen Farrell June 21, 2008

Congratulations on a well-deserved WIN, Jennifer! #6090515

Laura L. Gonzales level-classic June 21, 2008

Congrats Jen, on this awesome win!!!! Very beautiful capture!! WTG!!! Laura #6090653

Margaret R. Barry June 21, 2008

Congratulations on your fantastic win, Jennifer! #6090985

Stephanie Frey level-classic June 21, 2008

Congrats on your beautiful win! #6091110

Ujjwal Mukherjee June 21, 2008

Fabulous Winner!! Huge congratulations,Jen!! #6091959

Robert K. Bemus level-classic June 21, 2008

Congratulations to the most original portaiteer (is that a word?)at Betterphoto!! #6091978

Amanda Chapman June 22, 2008

Congrats Jen!!!!!!!!!!!
#6092324

"emmanuel ""nolax""" N. Montemar June 22, 2008

Yay!! you won too!! :) this is really a masterpiece and Jennifer Alder trademark portrait! great job, Jen! BIG CONGRATS my dear friend! #6092513

Anna Diederich June 22, 2008

Huge Congrats, Jennifer! #6092789

Derek D. Dafoe June 22, 2008

Your stuff is always so good!! Congrats on your WIN!! #6092839

Jennifer L. Taranto June 22, 2008

A beautiful winner - wtg!!! #6093266

Daniella Puente June 22, 2008

BIG BIG congrats and hugs my friend! this is a superb image deserving all the gold awards :o)))))))) #6093309

Cindy Bendush level-classic June 22, 2008

Congratulations Jennifer -- this is a wonderful winner!!! #6094056

Michael G. Marshall June 22, 2008

Congratulations on your wonderful winner Jennifer! Michael #6094450

Joan Kocak June 22, 2008

love this! Congrats Jen- #6094833

Datha Y. Thompson June 22, 2008

GORGEOUS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS Jennifer!!! WTG :0) #6095058

Dr. Harmeet Singh June 22, 2008

Heartiest congratulations #6095110

Dr Silly level-classic June 23, 2008

Jennifier congratulations on this wonderful portrait Gold win. :O)
#6096485

Ross Throndson June 23, 2008

A Great Big Congratulations, Jen.....Fantastic Work.....WTG!! :-) #6097248

Stephen Zacker June 23, 2008

Stunning portrait. Nice work and Congratulations #6097409

JO ANN CLEVELAND June 23, 2008

Awesome! Congrats on your well-deserved win Jennifer!!!

jo ann c.
#6098635

Sharon King June 24, 2008

This is so Beautiful Jennifer, Congratulations! #6100420

Girish Vaghela level-classic June 24, 2008

Glad to see it a winner, Well Done, Jennifer! Huge congratulations!!!! #6100900

Yulianto Soeroso June 26, 2008

congratulation Jennifer hihi #6111911

Jean-Pierre Ducondi July 03, 2008

Beautiful work. Really stunning. Congrats.
JP #6137857

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict July 06, 2008

Congratulations jennifer on your Win.


Dominick #6146873

Carol Teal July 15, 2008

What a stunning portrait Jennifer! I haven't made it through all the finalists/winners yet, so I missed this. A BIG congrats! #6180742

Michael Khoury May 08, 2009

~hauntingly beautiful~ #7499949

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