Ghost of the Grand Stairway

My get pushed partner, Anita Russell @neatz challenged me to create a selfie using a mirror. Since I don't have a mirror at home except in the bathroom, I decided to head into the Loop (downtown Chicago) looking for interesting mirrors (e.g., in elevators, at corners, in lobbies). This reflector (not exactly a mirror, but not really a window) had potential. I shot this at the Rookery, under the grand staircase. I did no processing to change the color -- this is pretty much SOOC except for a bit of a crop.
Main album: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-03-27

[Kiran]

Very interesting selfie! I'm surprised that it was SOOC. How did you get that intense red?

[Taffy]

@ikamera I actually am not sure! I was just trying to adjust it in picmonkey as it looks so fakey red, but it isn't very sensitive to change which is weird.

[Kiran]

Haha, I like when pictures decide their own editing. We just give titles to them, speaking of which I really like your title btw. Suits the pic. :-)

[Taffy]

@ikamera I feel like it fits the ETSOOI-32 magic theme since I did ETSOOI in pic monkey -- it just had no effect!

[Maggiemae]

I must do this one day! It is SO good! Fav

[Taffy]

@neatz Here's my response to your get pushed challenge for me. I hope you think it meets the challenge!

[Kiran]

Taffy, Lol. It is definitely real magic. Too funny.

[Louise & Ken]

How marvelous that the reflection of "An interesting person" is also interesting in and of itself!

[Dione Giorgio]

Very creative and a clear reflection. Love the tones.

[Osia Strasner]

Hmmm....no mirrors in the house, huh? And, you are a night person! I wonder what the camera sees that we don't?! Very magical picture! :-)

[Creative Fool]

Wonderful image! Excellent selfie!

[Anita Russell]

Wow you have gone the extra mile, still working on my story for you.
Well done

[David Briggs]

A very interesting shot.

[Francoise]

I like the red/purple/yellow. Interesting especially because the views off to either side of the staircase looks more natural in color.

[Islandgirl]

Love the title.........and it is a ghost like selfie!
Looks good leaving it sooc.
Great capture.

[Ross Walker]

Its an intriguing image that has me wanting to see more, and I keep coming back to it, wondering about the mystery person we can almost see.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Suse♡]

Really intriguing ghostly effect

[Simply Amanda]

Really cool and ghostly effect, Taffy. Love mirror selfies. I've done a bunch lately!

[Deborah Seibly]

Interesting effect

[Taffy]

@Weezilou Aw, thanks for thinking of me as an interesting person!!

[Taffy]

@panthora Heehee!! Love the connection of night owl and lack of mirrors (except of course the magnifying makeup mirror which would truly have been a scary selfie!!). Story of the one mirror that we did have -- inside my husband's amoir was a full length mirror on the door. About a week ago, I opened the door to use it, just as it started crashing to the floor and I actually caught it in time!! So now it's sitting against the wall as we can't figure out how to safely reinstall it. Imagine if no one had been around -- talk about timing!!

[Taffy]

@rvwalker I do like being identified as mysterious! Thanks as always for your comment. It was fun trying to create this and the color was a bonus -- do you have any idea why, given the 'normal' lighting in the lobby, that it would have turned out so red, and so impervious to color adjustment?

[Taffy]

@francoise I thought the whole thing strange, actually. Almost like Frank Lloyd Wright or other architects were REAL ghosts under the stairs and somehow I wandered into an otherworldly place. It was not red when I was taking the photo!!

[virtualbrownie]

Very well done - that ghostly spectre under the stairs looks haunting whilst everyone goes on with their daily life around you.

[Wendy]

Wonderfully ghostly -- love that the effect is a mystery to you too! Would be an interesting spot to return to for more photo ops...

[Penny Price]

Wonderful. Love it.

[Ross Walker]

@taffy I sure don't, Taffy. Try right clicking on the image, selecting Properties, then Details, and see if you find anything unusual.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning picture.

[Kathie]

Huh. Makes you look like Columbo sleuthing around. Fascinating colour. I hope those 2 sticks aren't holding up the staircase.

[Shelley]

That is awesome. Great selfie.

[Taffy]

@kathiecb I had the same reaction when I saw the two posts, but sadly, I suspect they are part of some kind of infrastructure that does support the stairs -- but clearly not all by themselves (I hope!).

[Pam Knowler]

A very mysterious selfie with such an intriguing colour! That was lucky you caught the mirror!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Interesting effect- it looks like Picmonkey bumped up your saturation somehow. It worked in your favor though. I think I would have turned the camera though and included your feet. Otherwise, it's a cool shot!