“She was beautiful, ethereal, and in that glow, she should have reminded him of an angel. But to his horror, he realized that she didn’t.
She reminded him of a ghost.” ~ Jacqueline E. Smith
I have always really liked this image. I took it on my phone in really low light. The result is my phone has pixelated it slightly and also it was slightly blurred. I very nearly deleted it but luckily I thought I would give it a spin through Snapseed first just to see what happened.
I loved the result. It looked like a painting and the colours were sultry and dreamy. I posted it back in 2022 with words about how hot anticipation can be. Sweet Anticipation I just seemed to fit my sentiments perfectly
When I was look through my images for ones to re-edit for this project I saw the original and wondered what it might look like black and white. The result was quite frankly disappointing. It lost depth and definition. As I slowly slide the saturation bar back up I started to see potential for a new edit. I played some more with tones and contrast and this is the final result and on this one I can confidently say that I definitely prefer the new version to the old. It has a ghostly haunting aspect to it. There is something eerie about it and that is a feeling (you should definitely read this post if you have not already) that I strongly vibe with.
So what about you? original or new ghostly edit?
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