Too Much Light and Not Enough

This is the very last one from this shoot that I will post. I know there is too much light on her arm and neck, pretty blown out actually. But, still I like it....
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This is the very last one from this shoot that I will post. I know there is too much light on her arm and neck, pretty blown out actually. But, still I like it. And her face is in shadow, too much. And yet I like the soft tones elsewhere. New Mexico, with its clear blue skies, almost devoid of clouds or moisture, has a bright unforgiving light. Some photos can show the boundary between light and dark as a sharp, distinct line, almost black on one side, and blown-out bright on the other, so using natural light is tricky. I could have cropped out the too-bright areas, but overall I still liked her soft look, introspective, and intriguing.
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