Great colors!

nice shot, well done.

This is really a great picture. I love the colors... especially where you have the eyeshadow colored. But, I find the words on her shirt distracting, have you tried cropping up higher to remove the words? Otherwise, an awesome and bright photo

I will take that into consideration thank you for the kind words @erikuri & @friiskiwi and the advice @athousandwords

I like this alot better. Really puts the focus on her face

Thank you (:

hahhhaa cool

WOW... amazing shot .... er... um... photo

I LOVE this shot! No pun intended! It BETTER WIN OR ELSE!

how did you do the smoke?

Put a cigar in to the gun maybe?
This would all so be GREAT in b&w with out the key light (the light in front that lights the lady).
Using only the fill light would create a beautiful silhouette of the lady & gun in a totally black background(mind the light on her face & hands).
Still a nice composition...

Excellent composition & execution..

So....she's single now???? Yippe! Can we get a link to her Facebook? LOL...great capture author, I like the use of the light here...and really...how did you get the smoke...it really adds to the overall story of the image.

This is really nice! IMO if you can adjust the level curve down abit it should give you that 'feel' perhaps in b&w too. LOVE IT!

Very nice. I like the lighting and that it's in color. I also like the "line of sight" to the ring

Simply awesome! GL!

Amazing shot author...best of luck

Yes I would also like to find out how the smoke was done.

Thank you everyone for the comments and suggestions. I tried them all and came up with some awesome results. In the end I decided to leave it the way it is. This contest was about the weapon and since it is a black gun it seems to get lost when adjusting anything. I did however, as i said, come up with some great photos that went into my library of pics. Thank you all again and as always please feel free to pick my pics apart. I continue to learn from you all. I have PM'd everyone who asked about the smoke.

super lighting and very well composed

cigarette taped to the side of the gun?

Congrats, I'd love to know about the smoke too

Great job. Congratulations

congrats ,well done and well deserved

congrats, still wondering, how did jou did the smoke

nice, perfect.

Congratulations to your stepmum that is quite an accomplishment , this is a beautiful shot, just wondering at the rotation of the picture as the tassel doesn't hang vertically... (anti-gravitational forces at work )

Thank-you for the compliment, I've adjusted the rotation per your suggestion.

I think that does look better it really is a lovely shot

Congrats to your stepmum.. and to you too for a beautiful shot.. could see her joy..

fantastic shot!

Congrats! Also congrats with this great shot! Good luck!

One of the best I've seen! GL!

Awesome shot, I love it!!! Best of luck to you!!

Great time, mood and tones, well done!

That is fantastic that your stepmom went back to school... I true example for all of us!!

Congrats, this really is an awesome shot

Congrats!

hahaha i LOVE it. :adore: good capture!

This reminds me of Dennis Hopper in "Flashback"

Congrats!