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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 3/22/2009
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Thankyou so much for your kind words..nessa
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david henderson
{K:16659} 2/20/2009
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Hi Vanessa, you have an amazing talent for making pictures, they are very special, you deserve the joy that making a spiritual connection with people, through your art, can bring you....this is my favourite, congratulations on your bip award, you deserve the recognition. kind regards, david.
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Leora Long
{K:11135} 9/21/2008
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I was just reading further and I am sorry to hear that you do not have access to the negatives that were given to your brother. It is sad when their true value is not recognized.
I was also going to say that you looked a little distracted here, so it is interesting that you said you were trying to leave. Good thing you held still for "just one more".
At a certain age we had to resort to 5-dollar bills to keep our nieces and nephews interested, but they are over that now and they ask us to shoot their weddings.
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Leora Long
{K:11135} 9/21/2008
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Hi, Nessa. I am sorry to hear your folks passed away, too. It is so great to have pictures of them and by them to help fill the gap.
I am guessing that you were a teenager here and I am sensing a very thoughtful nature. You did a great job of cloning and low key BW was a wonderful choice.
Your friend, Leora
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 9/21/2008
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Hi leora ..thankyou for comments ..my mum and dad passed away quite a while ago..the picture is acutally colour ..but was so badly scratched and torn i cloned some of them and changed to b&w ..hugs nessa
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Leora Long
{K:11135} 9/13/2008
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So, you have the photo gene from both sides. Your mother had natural talent, does she still take photos or do you alone carry the torch.
Beautiful photo here, nessa. Soft effect and grain coexist well for a vintage BW look, but the scratches might need cloning at some point.
Do I detect some vaseline on the edges of the lens? It was a popular technique before digital came along.
Best wishes, my friend, Leora
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/30/2008
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Thankyou olga for both your kind comments..nessa
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Olga Vareli
{K:22477} 1/26/2008
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wow, as if a dream...
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M jalili
{K:69009} 8/29/2007
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Amazing work ...........
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 7/8/2007
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Thankyou ahmed yes there are a few have said that ..hugs nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 7/5/2007
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Thankyou for both your lovely comments..nessa
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 6/27/2007
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Beautiful picture! Reminded me of some of your shots of Hollie! Regards, Ahmed
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 5/9/2007
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Thankyou for all your lovely comments it is very much apprecaited..hugs nessa
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The Pilgrim
{K:65007} 5/4/2007
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Oh I really do like this one Nessa. Strong Black and white capture and aged lovely! The lighting is fantastic with great highlight and detail changes!! The outer blur effect is wonderful too! Very strong and wonderful image......Your very pretty. Best wishes and much love..........
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 5/4/2007
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Thankyou asim for your lovely comment..nessa
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Asim Roy
{K:10051} 5/3/2007
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This is called poetry in picture, very sweet composition nessa, love asim
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João F * Photography
{K:41945} 5/1/2007
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Great Photograph dear Vanessa jo
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Kerry Nobbs
{K:2800} 4/15/2007
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Nice portrait. Kerry
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Jim Loy
{K:31373} 3/21/2007
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14 eh? Hmmm. When I was 14 (it is all about me, now isn't it?? kekekekeke) When I was 14, it was 1972. Hippies were still active. The Beatles were gone. I was 3 years from meeting my future wife (MM [Mary Margaret]) in a driver's education class in high school. 6 years from the birth of my oldest son. 34 years before I realized my life's passion. Shoichi Yokoi (Japanese soldier from WWII) is found in Guam... still fighting the war. M*A*S*H premiers on US television. The Chicago Cubs did NOT win the world baseball championship for the 64th consecutive year. (The string is now at 98 years in a row without a world championship)
Just some stuff from 1972...
Oh... and if I did not mention already. Nice pic!
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Luis Steinberg (EFIAP)
{K:21250} 3/16/2007
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Ahaaaa...I discover an new friend and also an superbe photographer...you tell in your profile that you don't know about your camera...but this old image is a stunning, perfect composed...Bravisimo NESSA:) 7/7
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 3/6/2007
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Thankyou sandra for both your lovely comments..you made me laugh with your comment on this one..nessa
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Sandra Anderson
{K:5837} 3/4/2007
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Wow...having a good eye for photography must run in the family then eh? And look at you..what a stunner at only 14....sheesh, i'm still waiting to blossom....and i turn 95 next month (just joking)...excellent that you're saving them all to disc...
s
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Susie Peek-Swint
{K:7303} 2/27/2007
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This is a great shot Nessa ~ I think your choice of going b&w is a good one.. i like the idea of using neat image on it.. another freebie I find useful is a diffuser (beautifier) plug-in from red paw media http://www.redpawmedia.com/ ... regards, susie
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/19/2007
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Thankyou leo ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/19/2007
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Thanks brian ..hollie is my grandaughter ..everyone says hollie and her mother look like me ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/18/2007
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Thankyou ahmed you are so right..nessa
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 2/16/2007
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Wonderful effect Nessa!!!! Congrats!!! Leo
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Brian Fillmore
{K:4016} 2/16/2007
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Very nicely done. I don't remember if all the Hollie photos you have whether she is your daughter. She certainly looks like you if she is your daughter. Your mom took a nice photograph of you.
Take care...Brian
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 2/15/2007
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Ah ha! I just knew you must have been "tutored" by at least one photographer parent!
Dave
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/15/2007
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Thankyou dave for both your lovely comments..mum loved taking pictures but never pursued it like my father ..she would always get us to pose in the house or pretty locations ..she had a little compact camera where as dad had SLR,s and belonged to clubs ..nessa
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Ahmed Fahmy
{K:1172} 2/14/2007
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Hello there i told u before to scan some of your dad work and sound than you started to scane some by your mum its much safe and better to scan all what you have so we can see it and to save it in safe place Regards Ahmed
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 2/13/2007
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Excellent retro shot, I thought it was recent and heavily filtered... then I read the "about".. glad you are saving the old family photos. Was your mother into photography or just snap shots? This seems pretty good for snap shots so I assume she was a photographer.
Best wishes, Dave
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/13/2007
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Thankyou fabrice for both your lovely comments..nessa
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G G
{K:61359} 2/12/2007
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Very nice work and great atmopshere in this portrait. Well seen and done Cheers
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/12/2007
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Thankyou elisa for your lovely words..nessa
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 2/10/2007
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One word: Beautiful photo. Nicely captured and so romantic shot. Lovely!
Best wishes dear Nessa Robert
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NN
{K:26787} 2/10/2007
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Hi Nessa! You were (and still are) so beautiful! Love the light and expression; wonderful!
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/10/2007
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Thankyou jose ..nessa
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R. M. B.
{K:1671} 2/9/2007
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Muy buen retrato, sólo le faltaría un poco de retoque para eliminar los puntos blancos y rayas :)
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 2/9/2007
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very artistic.magnificent. 7+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/9/2007
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Thankyou orazio for your lovely comment..nessa
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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 2/9/2007
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And that's with one L...... :)
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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 2/9/2007
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You're very wellcome Nessa.
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/9/2007
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Thankyou meg for your lovely words..you have cheered me up ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/9/2007
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Thankyou rafi for your lovely words.nessa
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Orazio Minnella
{K:49417} 2/9/2007
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Great B/W portrait. Regards...Orazio
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Mahmoud Baha Sadri
{K:19634} 2/8/2007
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I really do love this shot,Nessa...my Fav,baha
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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 2/7/2007
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You see that's the problem Nessa, you look so young I forgot she is your granddaughter and not your daughter! :^)
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Dr. Rafael Springmann
{K:89517} 2/7/2007
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Beauty & photographic talent must be in your genes, dear Nessa. I don't mind the noise at all. It adds to the authenticity of the photo. Thanks for your comment. My best, Rafi
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/7/2007
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Thankyou meg for both your lovely comments..i agree with you on the other picture...and hollie is my lovely grandaughter..as for age i think i will always be sixteen ..we are expecting snow so if there,s enough i wil be off sledging..lol..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/7/2007
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Thankyou for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/7/2007
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Thankyou istvan for your comment..nessa
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Meg Metcalfe
{K:6114} 2/6/2007
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I like this just as it is Nessa. With all its scratches and marks and motion blur at the edges it has a sad and almost dream like quality that would be lost if the imperfections were removed. You were and are a beautiful young lady and I can see where your daughter gets the looks, be proud of the years Nessa, they’ve been kind to you. Add another six and you’ve got my age, but in my head though I’ll always be thirty five. :)
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Ace Star
{K:21040} 2/6/2007
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wonderfull old pic nessa! u look grt :) thanks for sharing!
good luck my friend
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Maurizio Massetti
{K:30463} 2/6/2007
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Wonderful portrait, some problem with compression or scansion, maybe.
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István Sándor
{K:2411} 2/6/2007
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Superb !!!!
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou nicole for your kind comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou for your lovely coment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyo winifried for your lovely comment..nesa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou roger for your lovely comment..i will have to tell mum through a medium ..lol..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou onie for your lovely words..i blurred the bottom ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou liz for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou nj for your kind words..it is deeply appreciated..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/5/2007
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Thankyou doyle 14yrs lol..add a bit more doyle ..i am 50 on the 2nd of may ..but i prefer your 14yrs difference..lol..nessa
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Pawel Kwasnicki
{K:9651} 2/5/2007
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if you feel young Dear Nessa, the numbers doesn't matter! I just finished 34 and I don't care! that's a lovely picture above anyway! all the best! Paweł
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marco diquattro
{K:2357} 2/4/2007
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nice portrait.
ciao
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Vijay Kurhade
{K:10118} 2/4/2007
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very nice shot nessa, facial expression are very true and nice.
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Khaled Al Sibai
{K:211} 2/4/2007
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wow, very nice shot, so the doubter like her mum
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Mohamed Tarief
{K:1141} 2/4/2007
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Beautiful Portrait i love black and white Modes Like This One Great Old Photo
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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5yrs i wish .. i celebrate my 50th on the 2nd of may ..as for the rock band ..my brother is in a band called crazy cavern and rythmn rockers and in my teens i was always with the bikers ..thankyou for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyou markus for your lovely words..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyou mehul for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyou ali for your kind comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyou marco for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyo erland for your kind comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/4/2007
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Thankyou alian for your lovely coment..nessa
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Nicole Besch
{K:72664} 2/4/2007
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I love the expression in this picture! Your Mum has done a really good job.A beautiful youg lady,Nessa!And a great memorie!! I wish you a nice Sunday,Nicole:) 7+++++++++++
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Paul Compton
{K:785} 2/3/2007
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So you don't have a brilliant skill for portrait, it was after all simply inherited from your Mum:-)
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 2/3/2007
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your mother is good photographs!!! lovely portrait from you, dear nessa! great light and well composed!!!
lg, winfried
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 2/2/2007
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what a beaut shot Barb.. love the silvering out at work..shame it wasnt fixed properly eh... but yeah a tru gem
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Roger Skinner
{K:81846} 2/2/2007
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wow it was originally in colour ..phewey... nice shot.. you make sure you tell your mum I said so !!
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 2/2/2007
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It's a beautiful picture nessa It looks so old in the B&W,best regards,riny
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Shadi Porooshani
{K:11236} 2/2/2007
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so lovely & kindly shot my dear nessa you are so beautiful ;) ;) :) big hugs shadi
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sascha jonack
{K:19715} 2/2/2007
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Lovely portrait from you. Ilove the oldstyle look. The tones are marvelous for this image. All the best my dear. Sascha
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Leonie Fitzpatrick
{K:40551} 2/2/2007
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nessa... :) Beautiful, simply beautiful... You are a stunning beauty nessa...
The light and tones are rich in this version... The light on your face gives us, oddly enough a profile as well... :) Can see a glorious mane of hair, the genes you have obviously passed on to Holly... :) and looking at this can see you have mums genes also... :)
Is it water in the bottom right corner creating the movement???...
Onie...
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Liz Wallis
{K:26133} 2/2/2007
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Nessa, your mum captured this perfectly....there is such intensity in your eyes, and it is a beautiful photo...the b/w looks lovely here. Liz.
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/2/2007
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Thankyou gennaro for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/2/2007
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Thankyou wael for your lovely comment..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/2/2007
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Thankyou jan for your lovely comment..i will certainly give neat image a go..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/2/2007
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Thankyou alicia for your lovely comments..nessa
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Andrzej Pradzynski
{K:22541} 2/2/2007
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nessa, whatever one can find-out here you were as lovely lady then as you are right now, people do not change just mature more. Great idea to show the picture. Cheers, NJ
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 2/1/2007
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Wow. They didn't have cameras when I was 14 . . . just etched my image into a stone with a sharper rock! LoL!
I like that you can say you were like Hollie . . . tired of the 'just one more" speech! You reap what you sow . . . and my mother always told us as children one day we would have children that treated us as we treated our parents. Of course . . . as it bacame more and more true . . . I began to refer to her as my sainted mother!
A lovely image - and if anyone can make it better you can . . . but I'm certain it's hard to believe how much you've changed in the last 14 yrs (since this shot was taken)!! ;)
Regards, Doyle I <~~~~~
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John Hatz
{K:156973} 2/1/2007
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Impressive zoom effect roundly her! Very nice composition with the silhouette of the background dear friend....the image looks nicely old but there are some bad pixels that does not looks normal, anyway that is not bad, as I know, we do not use the sharp tool at the uploading processing! Cheers!
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Markus Scholz
{K:23722} 2/1/2007
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A beautiful portrait, dear Nessa, and one can see where your talent comes. The resemblance with Hollie is also amazing. Regards, Markus
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Srna Stankovic
{K:172232} 2/1/2007
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I like the softness of this image and and it is in old style :) Your expression is NOT of a typical 14 years old ... your eyes shows strong and individual spirit!! I love the character of this beautiful portrait. Warm regards, Srna
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 2/1/2007
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Just Super nessa....you should print & hang
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jacques brisebois
{K:73883} 2/1/2007
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Now I know why your little princess is so cute :) Great capture of the past Nessa. You look like Carole King :) Very nice style and so great hair.
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 2/1/2007
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Ciao Nessa. I like it,rememmber the old time is just .
Pablo
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Mehul Chimthankar
{K:18655} 2/1/2007
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Hi Nessa,
Love the expressiona nd emotions in this picture , very nicely presented 7+++++++++
Mehul
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 2/1/2007
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Another wonderful portrait in b/w , again very impressive light, details , contrast and tone
www.camerause.com
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marco ds
{K:6335} 2/1/2007
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Wow, great portrait here, nessa! I like your work very much, congrats! Ciao,
Marco
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Joe Brown
{K:23213} 2/1/2007
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Beautiful portrait of a beautiful young lady. This old photo with all its cosmetic flaws has a haunting look. Like you really looking out of the past at us. Very interesting.
Joe
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Pawel Kwasnicki
{K:9651} 2/1/2007
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...pity I was not your neighbour Dear Nessa...was it 5 years ago..you said?! Lovely Girl, very well pictured!...like from a rock band- my fav.! best regards, Pawel
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Erland Pillegaard
{K:34147} 2/1/2007
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Another good portrait from you erland
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/1/2007
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Sorry robert called you jan ..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/1/2007
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Thankyou jan for your comment ..i had files of negatives from when the family was little belonging to my dad ..but gave them to my eldest brother when my parents died ..felt as the eldest he should have them..but where the negs in later years went is beyond me..nessa
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/1/2007
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Thanks michele i changed to b&w because it was in poor colour condition .i tryed working on the colour but when saving it was weird so when to mono..and yes i can remember this photo being taken and having a sulk because i wanted to go ,and like i do with holie she would say just one more ..nessa
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Alain Mijngheer
{K:11733} 2/1/2007
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Ni Nessa, nice meeting you in the past. Congrats to your mum, looks like a cover for a poetrybook:) I just say what comes first to my mind so... The blurry effects on the sides add to this effect. Very good and in B&W as I prefer. Grtz,
Alain
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 2/1/2007
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Thankyou barbara ...i dreamt the other night i was in a house o fire and i was runing to save everything including all my pictures weird ..it,s funny when we are young we moan were are big and as you say when you looks back you think what the hell was i complaning about ..you had a good fiqure barbara and i love the 3/4 trousers ..nessa
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Gennaro Manna
{K:21301} 2/1/2007
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Excellent portrait, great expression and lovely tones...congrats gennaro
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WAEL HAMDAN
{K:7476} 2/1/2007
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So beautiful.. & well done mum my regards wael
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Jan Hoffman
{K:39467} 2/1/2007
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Treasure this, Nessa. You look older than 14 and your hair was so beautiful. Great shot for the family album. I use Neat Image as well and can attest to some near miracles it can work under the right condition. --Best to you, Jan
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Alicia Popp
{K:87532} 2/1/2007
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Estupenda!!! Magnífico retrato Nessa... qué lindo manejo de la luz! Felicitaciones!
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Robert Gaither
{K:34128} 2/1/2007
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I went looking for negatives myself and couldn't find them for our family pictures for I was going to get a better scanner at one time. Still don't know what happened to them. I do like old pictures for that is what it is all about I think for photography at least for me.
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 2/1/2007
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Woweeeeeeee!!!! What a Babe...lol just teasing ... It's a beautiful picture nessa It looks soooooo old in the b+w. I like the softness of this image and your expression is of a typical 14 yr. old ... ha!!! 7+++++++
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{K:12494} 2/1/2007
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This is a beautiful picture of you, and excellent job, and thank you for shareing your pictures. I am going to add one of my old ones, it want be as good as yours, when our house burned I just got some copys of pictures on Paper though they would last as long as I would. I just ran in and took these hope they will be good enough you can see. I though I was big back then, and what I'd give to look like this now.
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/31/2007
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I am going to have a look in a min ..thanks robbie..nessa
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 1/31/2007
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Hi Nessa,there is a free version of Neat Image,Google it for the website. Robbie Glad you like
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/31/2007
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Thankyou robbie for your lovely comment ..and i like what you have done .i will have a play around with the original .hugs nessa
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Robert Chin
{K:22282} 1/31/2007
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Beautiful 14 yr old you were Nessa and even more beautiful in spirit.So you got your photographic skills!!!! The scan is a bit noisy,I would recommend running it thru a noise remover,I uses Neat Image noise remover and I ran this thru it.No other manipulation was done just to show you that your lovely portrait can be saved. Hope you don`t mind. Take care Robbie
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/31/2007
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Thankyou very much francisco for your lovely comment..nessa
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Francisco N-G
{K:28728} 1/31/2007
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I love the character of this beautiful portrait. I love the Holgish/Victorian mood of it; immediately it brought to my memory some of the photographs by Lewis Carroll.
Precious memories...
Cheers dear Nessa.
Francisco
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vanessa shakesheff
{K:68840} 1/31/2007
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Thankyou juan for your kind comment..nessa
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Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto
{K:14254} 1/31/2007
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bello retrato, excelente
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