Stripes
by melismatica

Comment by skylen:
Interesting abstract. a little blurry. pretty nice colors.

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by clickaway:
Excellent idea! Wow, this whole theme has so many great entries, so you shouldn't be disappointed in not getting a ribbon.

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Cool. I like the subject matter and the comp. Texture captured through the lens is great. Nice use of negative space.

Stripes
by melismatica

Comment by ccotters:
I don't like the color combination

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by melismatica:
Thanks for all the great comments! It's very gratifying. Especially seeing the average score from commenters. I feel almost like this photo was cheating since I used a gorgeous photo of my mother as part of the composition. Isn't she beautiful? The marine is my dad--a very handsome fellow, IMO. :-D

I really did work hard to find a good angle and cropping. Photographing photos isn't easy, I've discovered.
I used a desk lamp and Home Depot reflector, both fixed with 75 watt Natural light bulbs. To get even more of a vintage feel I slightly oversaturated the color. It works because most of the set-up has neutral or white so only the phone and my mother's photo got saturated. My daughter suggested doing something to brighten the phone a bit, since it appeared drab to her so I used the dodging tool on a corner of it and the tablecloth. This gave the appearance of sunlight spilling through curtained windows, I thought. At any rate, it passed my daughter's inspection.

I didn't know we could add text until almost the last minute. Fortunately, I had a decent area of negative space where I could insert it somewhat believably.

Originally posted by dagaleaa: I like this....reminds me of an album cover from the 80's....

I thought the same thing. My husband furthered that idea by suggesting it looks like cover art for an 80's single.

Thanks again!

Melissa

A Natural Twist
by melismatica

Comment by magnus:
Excellent composition, just looks a bit "unfinished' with the blurry upper right and a couple of extra things sticking out

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by arnit:
Like the picture but not the text.

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by admart01:
The elements came together just right in your composition - text and font perfect, retro phone works -- one of the best this challenge.

Desperate Phone Call
by melismatica

Comment by alisasaur:
Aww, great shot! I love it :)

One Favorite Sneaker
by melismatica

Comment by cowbird123:
Some digital manipulation here with photo added? For this challenge, better without the added imagery.