(5 years and 1021 days ago)
Ahh, if images are supposed to tell us a story your upload does so in spades (that is just an English idiom that means a lot). Elena, a European hard working woman is welcoming us with her "kolach" (braided bread) and a "shot" of something to warm our blood. Photographically the image is sharp, well exposed, clear and nicely cropped. Do not panic about having Elena's head partially amputated. Professional portrait photographers nowadays lop off limbs, heads and the reason they give is "if the emotion is caught then that is all that matters"...and your image is packed with emotion.
Although your drink is cold, I know, but to my eyes it appears warm and welcoming because of your colour palette furthermore, that apron (although it could be a dress) and her hangnails on fingers tells us the story of a warm hearted, hard working individual. I like the story of your upload. The compositional style with inclusion of glass peeking into the frame adds a nice dimensional element. Your photograph does show noise and possibly that is due to a heavy zoom, a denoise filter would work nicely on this to make it buttery smooth.
Howdie stranger!
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