Bleached II

HMMMM. "Bleached II". An accurate title and interesting effect. But I think it's lost something. Why? We'll start with the background. It has texture and form, but it loses a lot of the subtlety of it. The Lady herself. Who could she be? A Queen or Princess in formal attire, festooned as she is with jewels. She's certainly sumptuously attired, a High Priestess perhaps. About to perform a ritual. That would explain her sombre mood. Or perhaps, the Lady is to be sacrificed herself, to appease angry God's. But the richness of her ensemble, the fine detail, the quality of workmanship and luminescent beauty, from that magnificent headgear down to the folds of her dress....But I think it loses something. The 'bleaching' is too harsh, has taken a lot away. As amazing as this this, I think it's a rare misstep.