Me in the Morning

This unfocused, overexposed, grainy looking mess is me first thing in the morning. Today's theme was self portrait and I quickly shot this first thing this morning after my coffee as a "just in case" shot, thinking I could get a better shot later when I had more time. Well, I never did get a better shot. I got about a zillion more shots that I didn't like, then ended up using my very first shot of the day!

This window that has been in several of my pictures, is my office window that looks down into my garden.

[Sean]

This is actually kinda cool. There is something ghostly about it. Neat shot.

[Lauren]

@slang thanks Sean :)

[Lacy Kent]

I think you look quite beautiful. Awesome selfie.

[Lauren]

@lacedxxoo thanks Lacy for the sweet compliment :)

[Anita]

This is very pretty and romantic Lauren. You look like a graceful dancer here.

[Lauren]

@anron REALLY??! oh Anita thank you, if you were here i would give you a hug for saying that.

[Anita]

@laurentye aww

[simon peter thorne]

Fantastic Lauren I like the pose, composition, lighting & also the focus. It is a really excellent shot & so perfect in B&W & shows the sunlight well comming into the room.

[alia_801]

Gorgeous shot! I thought you looked like a dancer too :)

[Sabrina]

This is actually pretty cool! Like your pose a lot.

[Abraham Lincoln]

Almost all of my photos are taken through or around my office windows. I like this portrait a lot and in black and white it is adorable.

[Dave Schofield]

Nice light, very contemplative

[Bobby Fernbaugh]

Wonderful self portrait!

[Karen Sylvia]

Lovely selfie!

[Annie Charalambous]

Purdy :)

[Harsha]

awesome shot, love the light and processing!

[Dorrena Ortega]

A simple quiet and private moment shared with us. A great shot too. :-)

[Laura S.]

The blurry-ness looks intentional. This is a shot that wouldn't seem right in crisp focus! Nice!

[scooter]

This is a great selfie, wonderful shot!!!

[Bob G]

To me, the blurryness gives it that "Just woke up" feel. I'm with the "You look like a dancer" group. :-)

[Liz (fotomama)]

love the light here...beautiful selfie:)

[Skye]

LOVe love this! It is so soft and wonderful!

[Margaret Tryon]

Excellent selfie

[Harry J Benson]

Good pose and processing, gives you an ingenue look

[Wendy]

Great pose and love the black and white! The lighting is great too!

[Paul Myers]

I like it. There's a softness about the entire shot.

[stephanie dp]

i like it - I like the candid feel to and the blur.

[Meagan Aaron]

I think it is pretty cool. I love blurry.

[Drew Hedden]

Sometimes slightly unfocused can be perfect. Beautiful photo!

[Naomi]

Love the softness :]

[Michelle]

So gorgeous, this is a stunning shot

[Denise Escovino]

You look so cute! Like a teenager ready for school.. great photo, dear!

[Lauren]

*** Just want to say a general thank you to everyone that viewed and commented on this. Of course It was wonderful reading the positive comments and nice feedback for this picture and I appreciate those that took the time to do so. Maybe I was being too critical of myself and the picture when I posted this, as I didn't like it very much, so thank you :) hope everyone is having a nice week!

[Courtney]

The mood is fantastic! Wow! Glad you posted this one!

[Kalexa]

Like the effect! Makes for a mood-filled shot!

[Erlend Bergsagel]

This is a great shot!

[Margaret Lovell]

This shot is filled with mood. I mean this in a positive way.

[Janna Dawn Goldrup]

If you hadn't have explained, I'd have thought you did unfocused and overexp. on purpose. This is a great shot.

[Peter Auliciems]

perfecto

[Lauren]

@cfitzgerald @kalexa @erlend @mlovell @jgoldrup @peterauliciems
thank you guys for the comments on this and Peter thank you for the fav!

[Kd Wallis]

i LOVE this selfie!! the out of focus look is perfect i think!! and the black and white processing is a great idea!! nice shot!

[Guillermo]

Very cool...totally evokes the morning 'waking up--getting back from deamland to reality--can I please have some more coffee' feeling (at least for me). :-)