The original idea for this was to have a bunch of clashing colors since everything hurts the eyes first thing in the morning, but I couldn't get the composition to work that way so I ditched the chaotic color issues in favor of the sepia. I hope this is a welcome break from the sunrises, sleeping angelic children, coffee mugs and breakfast foods, even if I failed to notice that I'd gotten mud on my eyelashes. At least you can't see the bits I got in my hair.
I wanted to call this "Not Ready for Prime Time" just to see who would catch the reference, but decided against it since "prime time" carries too much of an evening connotation.
There is an inscription on the mug which you cannot see. It says "domestically disabled". Heh.
- Converted to sepia in Nikon View
- Cropped for aspect ratio
- Applied the standard array of adjustment levels
- Dodged coffee mug, my hair, around my eyes in the mirror
- Cloned hot pixels, a couple blemish scars from my neck, my earring holes, some stray mud mask from my ear lobe, and my name off the hand mirror where it is etched into the glass
- Neat Image
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I honestly didn't know how this was going to fare, but was very pleased by the very positive response it received. I am especially tickled by the comments left by several photographers whose work I quite admire. It's nice to be notice by those you look up to!
I consider this to be the highest score I've ever received for a photo composed specifically for a themed challenge - Self-Portrait doesn't count since the scores were skewed rather high and the Free Study doesn't count because it was without an actual theme. Not a technical personal best, but a personal personal best, I suppose..? :D
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This got posted in a nice long reply in a forum thread, and I'm delighted because it's good to see this again! Still marvelous. The thread is here if you're interested.
Great lighting...love the cup, almost like a contrast, what you strive to be...not saying the subject is ugly just hard to see under the mask and hair curls...great shot...9
I love it! The glamor girl on the cup, the face cream, the reflected eyes stairing at us plaintivlely through the mirror, and the shroud of face cream make this quite interesting.
Nice juxtaposition between the glamour face on the mug and the morning face. Slight nitpick is that the cream on the face is a little bright IMO. Still a great shot and it's 8 from me.
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