The bonds of love

[windrider86]

i took this about a week ago. I did crop it down as i wanted the emphasis to be on the tiny hand gripping her mothers finger

[aadam_21]

This is a beautiful shot - the close crop and monochrome work very well. The framing is a bit much for me. I think this would stand well on its own.

[subrataofkris]

This is a very popular subject and your B&W presentation looks very nice. Did you do some post processing? What are those faint halo lines on the top left of the fingers? Did you blur the photograph?

[windrider86]

Ohh you are right about the halo. i didnt notice it at all. I was trying to create a softer focus and didnt pay attention to the halo.
Babies hands are not the smoothest when they are about a week old so i was trying to make them look so.

[peeperita]

sweet image!....the contrast is nice and lends good modeling to the mother's thumb...

peeper