Week 52+: Looks like this

December 01, 2014  •  2 Comments
       The theme this week was "Looks like this." Quite open ended indeed! I took a quick stroll through Bryant Park in search of a couple sipping on coffee. I wanted to convey first date sentiments. As it turned out, I had absolutely no luck locating a couple. I took random shots of people shopping and the little boutiques in the Winter Village at Bryant Park. Luckily, I came across a lady sipping coffee while overlooking the village. I took five shots of her and hoped for that I had my shot for this week's. 
 
        I loaded the images as soon as I got home and studied the frame extensively. I wasn't sure if I wanted to use it, and if I did, then what would be my "looks like this" caption. Late Saturday night, I finally decided to revisit this photo. I figured I'd caption it with something relating to a date or love, and edit it in soft tones to add a bit a romantic feel. After four hours of back and forth color tweaks in Lightroom, this was what I settled on.
        The caption read, "Life is always a matter of waiting for the right moment to act. That moment sometimes looks like this. Should she approach him or should she wait for him to come to her?"
 
        Here's a before and after comparison of the SOOC and final edit, with a screen shot of some of my tweaks in LR.
        I should also add that I scored in the top three photos for this week's challenge (quite unexpected). 
 
Photo Specs:
     F-stop: f/1.6
     Exposure time: 1/80
     ISO speed: 200
     Focal length: 50 mm
Keywords: 52 weeks, Bryant Park, Winter Village, colors, editing, photo challenge, photo project, photography

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Ms.Vitri Photos
Thank you Yosef! And to think, this was a very random shot of a girl who was probably just enjoying a cup of coffee after shopping :)
Yosef Adest(non-registered)
Love this one, it tells a great story!
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