Hi Manav, greetings from the Critique Club!
First of all, congrats on your shot, you really got that priceless look for the baby :)
As for the technical aspects, I believe that your photo should have placed higher, although a 5.6 score is nothing to throw away.
There are only two things that I can think of that maybe hurt this shot, and that I would probably have liked to see differently.
The crop is a bit to close, you could either go to a face portrait, or then give it a little more breathing space. As it is it's the awkward middle point, were it fills the frame but it's not close enough.
Second aspect is that you could have tried to light also the baby from the front, either with an additional light, or with something reflecting the back light. The background is very well worked, but there are a few burned highlights by the left diaper and the cheek.
Also, something strange is happening on the baby's left hand, maybe it's from the low shutter speed, it looks like it's moving.
Other than that, you got 6.8 from commentators and that is pretty good, I think you should keep this shot, adding just a bit more background to the right, and make a great canvas :)
Please feel free to contact me should you need anything.
Cheers,
Joao
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