October 9 2009: The Look of a Mother by Ray :)

Ray :) | all galleries >> Galleries >> 2009 PaD: Twelve of the Best > October 9 2009:
The Look of a Mother


09-OCT-2009	Daily 20091009 IMG_0187

Guildford, Surrey

Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Converted to Grayscale using Gradient Tool
Adjusted in Curves
Some Dodging

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1/160s f/1.8 at 50.0mm iso400 hide exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

photo and copyright: Ray Pettit

Bart Boodts Photography		09-Feb-2014 20:26
Love this image

Luko G.-R.		14-Jun-2010 13:16
Doncha reach my baby, you photo pervert! great expression again. V

Guest		31-Jan-2010 22:37
The moment.... You got it! V.

Roe..		17-Oct-2009 00:35
great image! I hope she didn't think you wanted her baby..protective

Scott Browne		12-Oct-2009 02:11
Rather intense.

Silvia Roitman		11-Oct-2009 15:44
excellent!!!v

Carole Stevens		11-Oct-2009 14:29
Wow amazing journalistic shot Ray, I hope she was nice afterwards!

Sheila		11-Oct-2009 12:55
Oh, oh. The look of a mother protecting her child from the evil photographer! Did she relent? It's a cracking shot.

settler		11-Oct-2009 09:04
You've captured one of those GREAT images!..BV!!

Guest		11-Oct-2009 07:10
great shot - would love to hear what happened next...

Ann...		11-Oct-2009 02:11
If looks could kill - I hope that your natural charm soothed the moment?!

Cindi Smith		11-Oct-2009 01:26
She does not look happy with you. Fantastic candid and perfect expression captured. She looks very protective of her child.