"Fire & Ice"

Birgitta

"Fire & Ice"

This is my X-step sister, Cindy.
We made a deal 28 years ago under a houseboat in the rain
(when we were silly little girls), that if my Mom ever divorced
her Dad…we’d stay best friends. We kept our deal. ;)
(photo taken today-edited today.)

My 1st attempt at “smudgery”.
CS3

And thanks Kurt, for once again…inspiring me!

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"Fire & Ice"  by Birgitta
  • FrozenMoments

    FrozenMoments

    Wow, awesome shot! The eyes are so engaging, the draw you in and keep you looking. Great photo awesome work!

  • Michael Walters

    Michael Walters

    Thats so sweet about your pact:) What a amazing shot, i don’t have to words to say how good it is! Those eyes are breath taking and how you shot them is just brilliant! congrats on your pic and your friendship:)

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.
  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Lovely portrait with great colours, expression, and treatment. Well done.

  • Paul Gibbons

    Paul Gibbons

    Fantastic portrait, love the smudgery! I am sure you are proud of your friendship and should be proud of this superb tlovely work. Another sure fire hit Birgitta.

  • John Arkleton

    John Arkleton

    Smudgetastic!

  • stroan

    stroan

    Awesome work and sisterhood!!!!

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    Birgitta, smudgery definitely becomes her. What a lovely pact you made, and the fact that you`ve kept it is a tribute to childhood pacts. I`m actually blood brothers with at least 10 kids I`ve never heard from since we pricked our thumbs and pressed them together… jeeze, ya wouldn`t catch anyone doing that these days, yeah?

    OK stop me, I`m rambling. This is way original portraiture. The external features are smudged and low in detail and personality… but you let us look through the eyes into the soul. Lovely work.

  • Ryan Green

    Ryan Green

    i think “billyboy” hit the nail on the head…. great story-a picture becomes so much more with a tale to it….great stuff….
    i must learn this technic, great results….

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    love it
    xkc

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    brilliant result!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Thanks you guys!! :)

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    What a beautifull portrait of a lovely girl. I love the green eyes. You did a beautiful job of editing.

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    awesome!!! love the eyes!

  • LisaG

    LisaG

    Stunning result…...I could fall into those eyes…..

  • Matt Sillence

    Matt Sillence

    oh wow such a beautiful image.. love it..

  • Lauren Marr

    Lauren Marr

    amazing! love the eyes!

  • Ronald Rockman

    Ronald Rockman

    best smudge on the bubble, hypnotic image

  • Nataly  B. Basave

    Nataly B. Basave

    wow the detail in the eyes is spectacular. beautiful work.

  • Angel Gold

    Angel Gold

    Gorgeous!!!

  • Phill Jenkins

    Phill Jenkins

    Fantastic work

  • Wendy  Slee

    Wendy Slee

    wow! Those eyes are amazing, they are vivid and deep and draw you in…
    What an amazing portrait you have here and I loved reading your story….I love to hear how some connections in our lives really do endure…...

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    really very nice shot…very striking i might say!

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    So much sadness, great photo!

  • mekea

    mekea

    Great work and a nice story too! Love the effect! Mekea :)

  • Angel Perry

    Angel Perry

    1st attempt??? Would have never known! Great work…and glad the deal worked out:) Awesome!!!!

  • Glen Allen

    Glen Allen

    lovely work.

  • Mohsen Bayramnejad

    Mohsen Bayramn...

    Such a amazing portrait work ad masterful edit! wow!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman

    Wow! This is stunning Birgitta! I love the technique you have used here.. it gives the portrait the portrait a beautiful etherial quality. Above all I adore the colour of the eyes in this and the fantastic reflection… yes, I viewed large to get a better look and still wanted bigger! I love the tones in this and the look of fire in the bottom right. Not forgetting the wonderful tale to accompany this… Cindy must be over the moon with this! An instant favourite.

  • elisab

    elisab

    WOnderful work, and a wonderful pact you two made. Hypnotizing eyes.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    Thanks so much you all. :)

  • africanbush

    africanbush

    awesome work well done

  • Damien Venditti

    Damien Venditti

    so very stunning …. glad ur still close : ))

  • micmac

    micmac

    Fantastic effects and amazing eyes …....and what a beautiful story…

  • ToastedGhost

    ToastedGhost

    Your smudgery work is brilliant

  • midzing

    midzing

    brilliant work,,, well done

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    beautiful

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