Bitter and Sweet in Life

there are times in life when things are so sweet you feel like you are floating on the cloud, then there are times there is a touch of bitter that sneaks into your life to leave a reminder that something is offbalance. The Touch of the bitter sneaks its way into the heart and soul to be a constant stabbing reminder of the hard sides of reality. these are fragmented segements of the thoughts running around in my mind while working on this image. Shot taken with Minolta X-570 on Royal Gold Kodak asa 200 film with 750 watts of daylight incandescent studio lights, and a 50mm lens f1.7 125th sec. Thanks to the lovely model and dear friend for posing. The original full color image did not give the mood I was looking for or more exact, reflect the mood at the moments of creation, so I converted into a color/black n white blend.