My new grandson

snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
edited October 24, 2005 in People
My son and his wife had a new baby September 7th. It's a boy and he weighed 11 pounds. They live in Connecticut. I have not seen the baby yet, but we just made reservations to fly back there for a week over the Thanksgiving holiday.

I just got a CD of pictures from my son. I worked up a few with photoshop CS2 to improve the light and crop etc.
I didn't take the pictures myself, but I am the proud grandma and I want to share. I'll take pictures at Thanksgiving and share after the holiday too.

Mother and baby in the hospital on day one.
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The proud papa
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Bonding time - I cropped this one and did the B&W conversion
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Their other sons are twins. This is Shaan, age 8, with the new baby.
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This is Deven, age 8, with the new baby, Arjun.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
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    Thats good news Congrats to you and your family cute pictures :D

    rolleyes1.gif thats very good news
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    The eyes look a bit overdoged in some of them.. otherwise, nice moment.
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    congrats grandma snappy :D
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Congrats
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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    awwww congrats Snappy. I love the b+w one. You have a great looking family. Enjoy your holiday:D
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  • Trish323Trish323 Registered Users Posts: 908 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    beautiful Grandchildren! Congratulations!
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Did you tell me that???? I am so self absorbed! That is a wonderful thing, Snappy!

    Congratulations all around!

    I know you mentioned Thanksgiving! A new baby at Thanksgiving. Actually that was when I first saw my youngest son's son........last year at Thanksgiving.

    They all look wonderful and happy. The baby is beautiful, the other kids are too! Your son looks wonderful, and the mother looks proud and happy!

    It is a population explosion this year on dGrin!

    Congrats again, Snappy,

    ginger
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2005
    Thanks everyone for all your kind words. You know, Owen, you were right about a couple of them being too bright on the eyes. I used Scott Kelby's method of whitening the eyes and, when you're looking at it close up, you can go too far. I also used LAB to get rid of some yellow/green tint from the flourescent lights, the combination could have just been too much. So, I redid two of those shots. The one of mother and baby in the hospital and the one of Shaan and the baby. Shaan his big eyes and the whites were a bit too white. I've got to watch that. Thanks for pointing it out.

    Here's a before and after on that hospital shot. I usually correct in RAW, but I only had jpeg files on these, so I'm pleased with what LAB can do along with some "selective color" adjustments to remove yellow.
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    After:
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  • SnapHappySnapHappy Registered Users Posts: 328 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2005
    congratulations snappy :D
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  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2005
    Hi Snappy,
    Wonderful shots; I especially like #2. A nice job on the conversion and I really like the moment you caught. Congrats on the new member.

    Chris

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