Shalott/Shalot*

A woman stands full frontal naked with a tropea onion in one hand, extended with straight arm at eye level as if offering it to taste or to take. In the other hand hanging by her side, she holds a red scarf as if in reserve for her courtly lover. She has natural red hair--luscious long or punk short--and a plaintive look without deep sorrow, more like yearning for love to be returned. She wears a round, polished silver pendant on a long silver chain. Add a medieval tapestry draped over a row boat in the background. On the boat are the words "Lady of", but the phrase's completion is blocked by the woman's body. No gossamer or other tricks. Minimalist, no makeup, no distractions. Possibly somewhere inconspicuous, a seeming misplaced CD jewel case. The woman is looking directly into the camera's eye. The focal point is the face and the expression. The rest is context.

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* A proposed art photo along the lines of a friend's fine work.