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Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
jodiecoston


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Challenge: Silence IV (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: Somers, MT
Date: Feb 27, 2004
Aperture: f3.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2004

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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Place: 61 out of 312
Avg (all users): 5.5000
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Votes: 244
Comments: 19
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/09/2004 05:01:03 PM
The whole feeling of this shot feels horribly staged and contrived. Makes me feel queesy.
03/09/2004 02:48:23 PM
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.
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03/07/2004 05:57:53 PM
She isn't really sleeping, is she?
03/07/2004 04:15:55 PM
I like the light white, peaceful look, well done!
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03/07/2004 01:43:24 PM
Very nice peaceful image with good soft colors. One of the better ones in this challenge.
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03/07/2004 01:43:12 AM
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
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03/06/2004 05:56:21 PM
Lipstick in bed? Tsch Tsch! ;) Nice image, not sure it needs so much lightening/ desat but I can see the idea behind that. She looks very peaceful.
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03/05/2004 11:47:16 AM
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
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03/05/2004 08:41:49 AM
lovely sofgt focus, certainly meets challenge, I wonder if she really sleeps with the lipstick on?
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03/04/2004 09:52:08 PM
wonderfull overexposure. very dreamy.
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03/04/2004 08:31:34 PM
Nice soft, peaceful feeling with excellent lighting.
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03/04/2004 01:12:56 PM
Silent & peaceful yes ... the image is a bit too bright for my preference.
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03/04/2004 11:58:51 AM
Who wears lipstick when they're sleeping?
03/04/2004 09:55:02 AM
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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03/03/2004 08:47:00 PM
I like the composition and its relation to the theme of silence. I think its too bright - but I'm guessing that was your intent here.
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03/03/2004 04:38:36 PM
What are the odds she was really asleep for this shot? :) Nice photo.
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03/03/2004 04:21:55 PM
looks like a contender to me.
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03/03/2004 01:34:50 PM
Wonderful image. Great lighting support, too.
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03/03/2004 09:17:04 AM
great high key effect, nice compostition
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