I really love her eyes. Good job.

superb skin tone, expression, light and close crop

Such a pretty face, love the eye color. Very positive feel. Wonderful portrait.

The eyes make this photo sing! Nice job.

Best,
Jon

wow...I know you've heard this over and over...but the eyes are amazing!

Love it. The DOF and the shadow of someone unknown. Gives the photo a real feeling of mystery.

Irrealistic
love it

so nice

This is great! I love the texture and the shinyness of the street.

Great shot and atmosphere - instant favorite for me!

Best,
Jon

hey king :-)

just to let you know, I arrived safely in barcelona, spain. nice weather here, much better than in germany :-)

oh, the lovely girl in this shot is daughter elisabeth. we took this shot for a calendar, which was a christmas gift for grandma :-)

have a nice weekend :-)
cheers,
v.t.

Well Vernon I didn't know your work but this shot is absolutely stunning. I like tones and the framing, plus the beauty of those eyes. Skin looks superb too. Perfect. Greetings from Barcelona.

VT - I should have known this would be yours. Another excellent toned portrait!

i'm speechless!
incredible eyes and expression! great work

Thank you for the comments and the feature :-)

Thanks. I wish I could say I built the model, but alas, just the image.

Fresh, clean, Pure, I love this Martin!

wow!!!
Just great - nothing else to say!

Lovely!!! And the picture is pretty good too! :D

spot on lighting...just perfect!

Hmmm...I don't know how this fits the theme.

Wow, you were trying to do a lot with that image. I think if you really want to evoke the mood and meaning of those lyrics you're going to have to start from scratch and pose some teens to really make it happen. The teens here would be great, but I imagine you probably grabbed this shot on the fly and hoped it fit with the song.

As a Florida resident, I think I've seen kids cruising the beach in a convertible on spring break that would have fit the song great. I'm not sure you can capture that same mood in the mall.

I have looked at your site. In my opinion you have much the best pictures.
Sorry for my english.

If look could kill - great capture!

If the girl on the far right were in sharp focus this would have greater impact perhaps. It would seem to really lend context and evoke a teen girls envy or angst. She looks really annoyed but that is kind of lost in this photo since nothing is sharp enough to be the focal point.

The girl on the far left also seems like she's annoyed but I'm left wanting to see who she is talking to...maybe her mom is there saying it's time to go, and she's protesting?

I wish I could tell more from this but its just got too much going on and nothing specific enough.

I don't see hope and despair I see teen girls, 2 that look to be annoyed, but too difficult to tell if it's with each other as they don't seem to be interacting with each other, but it's hard to discern.

I really like this. LOts going on. And the lighting, focus work well for me.

This is a very beautiful and incredibly intimate portrait, it is sort of like being told a secret. the framing and slightly warm tone really make it for me

Love the composition of this, and B&W is perfect for it.

Great warm tones - excellent in every way!

Dreamy picture - great tones! Well done!