Harrison may be on to something, and I'd like to see what he suggests, but, if you really want the shadow out of there, take a look here: http://home.earthlink.net/~morepix/maria.jpg If that's what you want, I'll shoot you the details on how it's done. Very simple. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Harrison McClary > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/63619863 > IMHO the shadow is not distracting...I think you need to do a strong "4 > corner" burn on this image....use dark corners to draw attention to the > pensive look, leave the Jesus as is, bring down a lot of the rest of the > image...print it as W Eugene Smith would have down in B&W, but leave it > color...burn and dodge to bring out the emotion that is in this photo. > > I sent you a file off list showing you what I am talking about. ========================================================= To Unsubscribe: Send email to leica-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. The acknowledgment that you then receive MUST be replied to per instructions. You may also log in to the Web interface to unsubscribe.