The shadow of the elephant on the hand is of a color which doesn't fit (give the shadow a darker color of the hand and not gray! A shadow is lack of light on the reflecting object and not a black light projected on that object ).
Another thing which can be improved is that the elephant is way sharper then the hand which makes it stand out.
I do like the photo you used of your children though the expression on the face of the little one fits perfect. Besides that the elephant in the hand is a good find.
author says:
Thanks for the comments. Agree with the shadow, adjusted it. The Elephant is actually not drastically different in noise and blur as the hand, it just stands out more. Note the butterflies on the shirt, they look less blurred as well. Blurring that size element at 1 pixel can make a big difference.
Nice job!
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