Tweaked the underexposed RAW file, then in PSCS2;
Sharpened and crop
S/H
Cloned some distraction on index finger and a loose hair
Curves
USM
Save for web after resizing
Love this pic, maybe one reminder that LIFE is all we have. Maybe not my best but definately my personal favorite. I hope it will do well or at least better than my 2004 best pic. But frankly, I do not care too much, I love the emotion in this pic!
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A Mothers love is always so special, and this is so special..... I love the tenderness and emotion shown in this Mother & baby image, and very well photographed.
It seems to me like this photo needed some major cropping, as it is full of noise and artifacting. The moment itself is precious and tender, but I can guarantee it's suffering because of the technical nature. Time to put some money away for that long zoom. hehe.
This is a really nice capture. It just seems ever so slightly washed out to me, so perhaps a contrast increase would put some extra life back into the shot?