This is the third version of this that I've submitted and hopefully the last! I've tried different crops and played with the saturation, levels and glaussian blur and sharpening until my eyes crossed. I think I've finally found one that I like enough to submit to the contest. I have another one that is not dpc legal due to some spot editing that I'm submitting to my picture library, but hopefully this one will do all right here. :)
I'm hoping that the high-key brings a feeling of dreaminess and that the composition brings the feeling to the viewer of when you wake up in the morning and you're all snuggled down into your pillow. This was a self-portrait, by the way - one of about 20 that I took trying to get a decent composition, and then I wound up cropping for a different composition all together. The original image had me sleeping with a little sign saying "do not disturb" that I finally decided to crop out.
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This is a very pretty shot, I love all the bright hues. I don't know you if intentionally included the ring, but I would have liked it better without it. Otherwise, beautiful picture.
Nice image, love the low contrast which really works well, good composition. I think if you lose the ring and the lipstick it would be much more powerful. 7
Im sure you will get the comment that you took away too much contract or blew out the details.They will be wrong. You caught the moment of waking up next to someone you love very very well. The lipstick smile ( a bit too perfect for mornig, but it looks good) and the ring balance nicely and high keying catches the mood of mornig wake up perfectly. Nice job
I like this alot. The effect really says silence to me. The one thing I would change would be to change the angle a bit so you're not looking up the nose quite as much. I like the faded, white-out look a lot for this shot.
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