Gaussian blurr and usm, levels contrast and brightness, cropped and resized.
After challenge:
Thanks for all the votes and the great finish. There was no true loss here, I meant the photo to be like a mother remembers when her children were small. Just goes to show how different people read a picture. Thank you all for the wonderful comments.
Here is a re-edit of this one to remove some of the artifacts
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Place: 26 out of 125 Avg (all users): 6.0949 Avg (commenters): 6.6500 Avg (participants): 5.6800 Avg (non-participants): 6.2513 Views since voting: 1633 Views during voting: 459 Votes: 274 Comments: 25 Favorites: 1 (view)
Fantastic emotive image, like the B&W - it makes me sad, then I grab my daughters and squeeze them tight and feel better. I really hope there wasn't a true loss here. She seems young to be an empty-nester. Nice work with such an emotional image.
The emotional charge in this shot is truly exceptional. I'm no expert at composition and exposure but this picture grabbed me deep inside and pulled. Wonderfully done!
Looks a little overdone with neat image. Would have rec a 10 from me if the picture was in focus and not so blotchy because the composition and overall set up of the shot is wonderful. Did you notice that her ring is turned?
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