Hi Penny,
It's still a little tricky — I see jpg artifacts — it's
different than if you had the photo and did a hi-res scan yourself.
The white pixels around the flower stems could be from sharpening the
image file. I see the same effect between the man's sleeve and the
background, both above and the inner elbow space.
One odd thing is a paler spot on her right eye/eyelid, maybe a
damaged spot on the photo? It's a little off to be a highlight, or is
that another indication of less-than-perfect retouching of the eyes?
And I was also wondering about that white bar on her left
temple. I would expect for a hairpin or barrette to have one on each
side. There are so many white marks on the gent's suit that don't
look like they belong there, so without the original photo (or a good
hi-res scan), who knows what is there and what is damage.
-Carol
On Feb 6, 2010, at 6:49 PM, Penny Ladnier wrote:
Linda Walton sent me the image URL and I have zoomed in on the
photo. The buckle on the belt slightly to her left side. The
belt's bottom rests and about an inch above the bodice's bottom.
This seems a bit odd location to me. Has anyone seen this fashion
trend?
The flowers are carnations. The stems' bottom is tucked behind a
fold in the dress. They are probably pinned to the belt. On the
other hand, I do believe the photographer added the flowers later.
There are no shadows on the dress from the flowers. For a matter
of fact, there is a line of lighter gray/ almost white pixels
around the edge of the flowers. There are some unusual pixels that
don't seem to belong. I am very experienced to working with photos
at this high of magnification.
Her pupils do seem to be painted. There is no definition/variation
in the pixels' color/shades like with normal photos. Her right eye
is also closer to the bridge of the nose than the left. Judging by
the shadows around her eyes, they are normally open.
The shadow that I saw under her left ear is the chair.
Penny Ladnier
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