Fresh eyes, Please.

[truckersau]

This is one I'm working on, and I think it's at a stage of needing some fresh eyes have a look at it for me, Thank you. The print size is 3x4.

Original.


Where it's at now.

[klassylady25]

The cover on the table is probably soft crushed velvet if you wanted to try to work with it.  Also the tear across the chin is still visible.  Check your B/W balance to bring out a bit more detail.  I think you're on the right trail and it is the face of this little one that the parents want to keep etched in time.  So young to have passed.  Makes me sad.

Candice

[truckersau]

Yes, very sad indeed. I have to keep trying to detach myself from the content of the image and see it just as an image, if you understand what I mean.

[klassylady25]

As time passes we think differently Ray.  I do understand. 

Humbly,
Candice

[Mhayes]

Ray,
What a tough picture to work on and I can understand the need to detach yourself. On the Coffeyville run, there was a man that came in with only a few pictures that consisted of his family when he was a young boy. There was one of his brother taken at a young age and then when I came to the last few photos to photo copy, the photos were of that brother at 8 years of age in his coffin. Also included were pictures of the family around the grave site with flowers. When I saw that picture, I felt like someone had hit me in the stomach. I think that it is great that you stepped up to the plate to do this.  :hug:

[Hannie]

Ray, thank you for restoring this photo, must be hard to do...
You have done an excellent job, a little tonal adjustment and maybe put the sepia back in.  That might take away the "tin foil" appearance of the crushed velvet?  Those are just my thoughts.

Hannie

[Tess (Tassie D)]

A hard one to stay detached from Ray.

[truckersau]

This is the latest version.
Thanks everyone for your support.

[glennab]

Hi Ray

Wonderful work on a very poignant and I'm sure especially precious photo for the family.

Bless,

Glenna

[Ratz]

Very well done, Ray. A very hard subject when you consider what this photo must mean to the family.

[truckersau]

Vicki, Glenna. Thats why I took this photo, I know exactly what it means to the family.
Since I've been down this road twice before. A daughter 30years ago, and a grandson 15 years ago, both under the age of 2years.

[glennab]

Ray, I can see why this project would have so much meaning for you.  You've suffered that terrible loss as well.  Sometimes life seems so unfair, and the worst is when we outlive our kids and grandkids.  That's so bass-ackwards!  I want to yell at somebody!

Many hugs!

Glenna

[klassylady25]

Each persons path is unique isn't it. 

[truckersau]

Yes so true, and if we keep looking down the path behind us, then we can never move forward along the path ahead of us..

[Hannie]

Ray, I'm so sorry for you and your family's loss. 

:hug:

Hannie