Taken outside after telling my son to cover his eyes, and then to peek at me.
Not much done at all processing,
LR - White balance adjust, and
PS - Border and USM
Statistics
Place: 33 out of 156 Avg (all users): 6.1042 Avg (commenters): 7.3750 Avg (participants): 5.9836 Avg (non-participants): 6.1603 Views since voting: 1478 Views during voting: 319 Votes: 192 Comments: 9 Favorites: 1 (view)
I remember this shot in challenge. I gave it a 7 in voting. Easily meets the challenge and the overall score you recieved shows that the average voter found your image to be above average.
i like the processing. Good high key effect. I wish the eye was a bit more open and the lashes a bit more in focus, but in general the image is strong as is. The upper finger is a tad distracting - the lower finger detail on the tip is a plus.
Not a whole lot to add to this. You have a good image, a good score (I consider anythign over 6 to be good). The subject matter may not have the wow impact to garner a higher score and the creativity is not out of this world (if I remember correctly your image followed one with the same setup in my voting queue). good work overall though.