Golden slumbers by vikdaddy

Golden slumbers

I love weekend lie-ins. I didn't have one though. I got up relatively early so I could go into town and do some sale shopping. However, as I got up I noticed my other half's feet popping out of the blanket and saw a photo opportunity.

I de-saturated the colours a little and lowered the clarity to make the image more dream-like and evocative of those wonderful morning lie-ins. The noise (or grain) was quite high in the original picture because of the lack of available light, so I masked much of it in Lightroom too; I think this also helps the dreamy effect because it removed some of the sharpness.

This is the earliest time I've taken a daily photo so far. I'm a slow starter in the mornings, so this is quite unusual for me as I don't often have a clear head first thing. I suppose this means my brain is becoming hard-wired to look for photo opportunities, which can only be a good thing.

Canon S90, f/2, 1/40, ISO-800
Great shot!
Awesome composition.
June 26th, 2010  
This turned out fabulous! (has your other half seen the photo yet??)
June 26th, 2010  
Cool photo. Composition is great
June 26th, 2010  
Great photo and the the softness
June 26th, 2010  
i could almost feel the relxed mood in this shot, love the soft tones!
June 26th, 2010  
What a fun photo!!
June 26th, 2010  
love the softness and pink tone very nice!
June 26th, 2010  
beautiful shot. i love the dreamy pp. looks like she;'s still dreaming, too.
June 26th, 2010  
love the perspective on this photo
June 27th, 2010  
Wow...this is dreamy and peaceful looking. Creative!!! What did she think of it?
June 27th, 2010  
awesome perspective, nice shot!
June 27th, 2010  
love it
June 27th, 2010  
This is *awesome*!
June 27th, 2010  
Oh wow, I love the perspective and focus!
June 27th, 2010  
what a great perspective. wonderful!
June 28th, 2010  
This is wonderful - so relaxed & warm. Comfy cozy. Great angle.
June 29th, 2010  
cool...
July 6th, 2010  
Oh my word. This is simply gorgeous! Love the smoothness. And love reading some of your descriptions of how you achieve your final look.
July 19th, 2010  
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