On 11/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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
Thumb doesn't bother me at all. I think it's a very strong image, and more than worthy to be in this series. Terrific work, very moving. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
