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Hate to be critical, ED, but...

That last shot with the extra hat looks like somebody did something nasty to her legs, like chopped them off.

A casual observer won't realize what the hat is, nor why it's there.

- Leigh

Hi Leigh. No problem at all! I like the feedback. I realize it is absurd, but I think it works with the surrealist/cubist approach to the image. And I kinda like the visual symmetry it achieves. Anyway, thanks again!

Yeah. Given the rather unusual nature of the image as a whole, it works.

I doubt any viewer would glance at it and accept it as an accurate rendition of reality. :D

- Leigh

I'm not a big fan of the hat at the bottom either. I would like to see that bottom piece instead of the tip of the hat on top, it fills the top frame a little better. I agree that an extra frame on the bottom balances the composition, but I think it is one step too far.

You know Ed, I was playing with my screen and thought that just the three center plates (head, torso, hips/thighs) work well too.

Thank you!! I'll take a fresh look at it.

I like the hat top and bottom much more

Thanks Mark!

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