Long self-timer exposure. Then cropped, adjusted brightness and contrast. Removed color, added back in some blue. Adjusted saturation. Ran through Neat Image. Adjusted levels again resized and added border.
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Place: 262 out of 373 Avg (all users): 4.5714 Avg (commenters): 5.3333 Avg (participants): 4.5455 Avg (non-participants): 4.5917 Views since voting: 974 Views during voting: 409 Votes: 301 Comments: 7 Favorites: 0
I like the color here. The focus on the curtains is nice, but have you considered focusing on the head and causing a sharp silhouette and blurred background? Note sure which would be better, but that was my first thought on seeing the the focus.
The monochrome is very good. selective focus works. In my opinion meets chall perfectly. The simplicity of this image is its strongest quality. High score! Good Luck!