I really love Walt Whitman. I have read and reread leaves of grass so many times. I do, however, wish you had altered the photo a little more than it is now, it feels a little underworked. I would like to see you develope this even more and it will exude sheer awesome.
I do, however, really love your composition and color scheme.
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