Melancholy Sundays
‘But hail thou Goddess, sage and holy
Hail divinest Melancholy
Whose saintly visage is too bright
To hit the sense of human sight
And therefore to our weaker view
O’erlaid with black, staid Wisdom’s hue.’
- from ‘Il Penseroso’ by John Milton
Model: Skye
Motorazr V9 mobile phone camera
Photoshop CS4
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mimulux
brilliant!
Colleen Milburn replied
Thank you, sweetie! :))
valzart
w0w! you are amazing sweetheART this is superb ;} happy hippy hugglez
Colleen Milburn replied
Thank you, dear Val :))
MichaelTravis
Very nice work Colleen.I love the B&W.Very stylish.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWA! :)
Colleen Milburn replied
Thanks so much, my friend :))
Vanessa Anderberg
Great contrast….wonderful portrait
Colleen Milburn replied
Many thanks, Vanessa :))
rodeorose
wow…penseroso…beautiful dear Colleen!! Great shot!
Colleen Milburn replied
Thanks so much, dear Rosie :))
Silvia Ganora
Great shot! Dark and moody!
Colleen Milburn replied
Thank you, Silvia! :))
Shelly Hiebert
Awesome work Colleen :)
Colleen Milburn replied
Thanks so much, Shelly :))
Ushna Sardar
Colleen Milburn replied
Wonderful! Thanks so much, sweetie :))
artisandelimage
wow, who said you needed a $$$$$$$$$ camera to create visual art ?
beautiful…
my best, francis.
Colleen Milburn replied
Give me a DSLR any day…lol! Thanks for the lovely words, Francis :))
SilverGinger
Fantastic, I love the smoke coming from her mouth…
Colleen Milburn replied
Thank you, SG :))
Trish Woodford
Fabulous Colleen, has that dark, rock chick look – the tatt, the ciggie, the dark lips :)))
Colleen Milburn replied
Thanks heaps, dear Trish :))
David Howarth
Colleen Milburn replied
Cool! Thanks so much, David :))
Karin Taylor
wonderful Colleen!!! x
Colleen Milburn replied
Thanks a bunch, sweetie :))
Mark Snelling
Great shot, didn’t know you could get cigs that big :))) lol
Colleen Milburn replied
Lol… yes, apparently you can!
Thanks, Mark :))
artisandelimage
bravo !
my best, francis.
(your vote is needed here and here !!!)
Colleen Milburn replied
Yay! Thanks so much, Francis :))
Scott d'Almeida 23 days ago
wonderful image,
Colleen Milburn replied 23 days ago
Thank you, Scott :))