Woody's Favorite Fishing Hole
by hazelmay

Comment by Amy_B:
This will have to be top ten 9

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Comment by violinist123:
From an image quality point of view, this is a poor photo and was destined to get creamed in a free study.

From an emotional impact point of view, this is one of the strongest images I have seen on this site. The look in her eyes, I can't even describe how I interpret it. You really, really caught an exceptional moment in time.

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Comment by PGerst:
....at least she is able to hold her.

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Comment by EstimatedEyes:
More than a thousand words here. Strong composition, critical moment, brave entry. 10.

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Comment by kvickrey:
wow, technically not a perfect image, but what a powerful one!

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Comment by Love6:
First I'm going to say this is a touching/powerful image -
now i'm going to critique it on what I see outside of being a mother myself -- the border in my opinion destracts from the subjects; (there is already a really lot of white
I do wish the child was in focus as well but obviously the title makes the woman the subject (tho i think it could also mean the child, overwhelmed by entry into the world/and all those tubes/etc..) -- I wish the woman was more in focus/sharper but I'm guessing this is not done for effect? her eyes are very full of expression and are a powerful drawing point in the image-- overall its a nice capture -- I hope the little one is doing well & look forward to future shots of these two in other challenges!

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Comment by rhommel:
i'm a bit touched with this photo. gorgeous eyes! too much noise for my taste tho. was this shot with high iso?

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Comment by DistantColours:
The post processing takes away from the impact of the subject matter.

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Comment by SnapperL:
not very sharp.

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Comment by Sinky:
I'm not a fan of the processing used here, but there is such strong emotion at play, and the title is so apt, that I am voting this highly. Her expression says so so much to me.....I well remember that phase in our own lives too. Just look after them both, very well. Great photo.