Marnie,
I'm a little late in commenting on this, and I can't really give much
technical feedback, but I love this picture. It reminds me of my 98-yr-old
Grandma--her hands show her years of hard work, yet also show her kindness
and grace. So obviously my perceptions bias me towards liking the softer,
lower contrast version much better.
Heidi
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Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: PESO - More Mom Hands
I've actually done about three sessions (maybe four, forget) of "Mom at
90."
In the second session, I didn't seem to have enough ambient light or
something
and didn't think I got anything useable.
But I was looking through them recently and decided one or two weren't
bad.
(I downloaded Irfanview and used its slideshow, which will do Canon
RAWs --
probably pulling out the embedded jpgs. Splashed across the whole screen,
I got a
better view of some. Actually it's a very good way to preview photos.
Thanks
to those who have recommended it.)
This was taken eight to nine months ago.
I think the thumb could be better. Not quite in focus, or maybe it is in
focus, but it has too much high light. Anyway, it looks a little too soft
to me.
Maybe it could be masked or something in PS CS. I tried darkening high
lights,
but that was not specific enough.
Anyway, what do you think? Does it qualify to be included in a Mom hand
gallery?
Or is the thumb too distracting? And if so, what would you do to fix it
up?
http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/handclasp.htm
TIA, Marnie aka Doe
