Sherry, I don't think pictures can tell the whole story. Face to face interaction/review is ideal, but even then, you have to take any compliment with a grain of salt.
Just last night, I was out and a woman in the wine bar I was at sat next to me and said, "You are just lovely." Now, while it's nice to get a compliment, I think the unsaid part of that statement was, "... for a dude." Now, I AM a dude, so what can I really expect? I think she was being genuinely kind but she would not say that to a woman in the bar.
The kindest and best compliment, I think, is more along the lines of, "I love that dress, where'd you get it?"
