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Quiet Sunday Morning
Quiet Sunday Morning
markwiley


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Challenge: Coffee II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Date: Jul 20, 2014
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2014

 This was a candid of my wife. She had just made her Starbucks run, and I liked the light. So, I quietly grabbed my camera. The X100s is essentially silent, but after just two shots she caught me.

I thought this question was fair:
Originally posted by tanguera:
Nice. But why, oh WHY did you not declutter the stuff at the corner of the table :(

I was not happy with the clutter (dog leash and remote), but if I would have tried to clear it the moment would have been gone. She is not a fan of having her picture taken -- especially not first think in the morning while she is relaxing. I considered cropping out the clutter, but I was not entirely pleased with the result. When I look at this image I focus on her, and I think she looks lovely. But then, I am biased.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 61
Avg (all users): 5.8427
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 5.8158
Avg (non-participants): 5.8627
Views since voting: 852
Views during voting: 182
Votes: 89
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/30/2014 01:34:41 AM
Candid shots come with their environment. In this case, the clutter conveys a sense of real life and strengthens the context for someone enjoying a cup of coffee during a moment of relaxation while mentally drifting elsewhere. The light and mood were certainly worth recording. Glad to see you in top 20, but I would have put this in the top 10.
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 07/30/2014 01:25:28 AM
Nice
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2014 06:55:39 PM
Nice mood - love the wide angle and toning. Great light.
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 07/29/2014 04:46:28 PM
yeah 8
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 07/29/2014 04:43:07 PM
Beautiful contrasted tones. She seems at peace.
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 07/29/2014 04:22:08 PM
Looks relaxing
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 07/29/2014 03:49:16 PM
maybe it's all just a dream
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 07/29/2014 07:30:46 AM
Nice. But why, oh WHY did you not declutter the stuff at the corner of the table :(
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 07/28/2014 04:37:27 PM
Obviously not voting, I love this one, great use of coffee to set the scene, be such a big yet subtle piece of the whole scene.
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 07/23/2014 02:18:35 PM
Beautiful
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 07/22/2014 10:54:17 PM
There's a nice story here and the coffee pulls it together well.
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