as you all know this was taken with a 3 mp cam so it needed to be brightened to see the eyes . I said it was good not the best it needed to be enhanced to show what is there . no hoax just makeing it better I dont see anything worng with that
A 3.2MP image 2048 pixels wide by 1536 pixels high (4:3 aspect ratio) will produce the following hard copy prints:
6.82 x 5.12 inches @ 300 dpi
8 x 6 inches @ 256 dpi
12 x 9 inches @ 170.667 dpi
Considering the sizes and resolutions available from that sort of image, why would it be so necessary to brighten the image simply because of its pixel count? Answer: it wouldn't be. Brightening detail that isn't there because there aren't enough pixels to capture it, gets you brighter detail...
that still isn't there.
Now, in a scene with lots of mid tones that also includes some bright highlights and dark shadows, detail can be over and under exposed (respectively) in those bright and dark areas when the camera is set to accurately expose for the mid tones. In very dark areas of an image, digital sensors are notorious for rendering noise...tiny electrical variations experienced by the individual photosites on the sensor...as random speckles that may have the false appearance of detail. While noise often exhibits subtle, random variations in color and brightness, it can also have an overall color cast, such as magenta, violet, and blue. This false detail and color cast can be grossly magnified by heavy-handed adjustments to brightness, saturation, etc.
The foregoing is offered for informational purposes only, about no photograph in particular, since I have not had the opportunity to evaluate CF's image. I have deliberately refrained from closely examining the image posted on MABRC because at the resolution offered and with the enhancements described, it is simply inadequate for meaningful study.