Entrance to the Hearth
by grayo

Comment:
Yeah ... English is not your mother tongue, I presume since you said hearth instead of heart, but that took nothing away from the photo for me. Unless you really meant the english word hearth as a double entendre but probably not.

The person that said the hot spot on your knuckle should have been burned in, the guy with no camera, must have missed the fact that this was a Basic Editing Rules Challenge that does not permit that. Besides ... that is surely what the knuckle would have looked like IRL and doesn't NEED to be fixed even if it WAS an Advanced Editing Rules Challenge IMO.

I LOVE the transition with the VERY dark background to the sweater to the speckled grey undershirt.

The only fault that I can find here is that the focus could be a TAD sharper and not so soft (a touch of Unsharp Mask might have made that not so obvious?) and that the bottom eighth of the image could have been lopped off for a more dynamic image.

All that said. I think this is a very warming and poignant image.

Snow-blast
by Amason

Comment:
I agree with glad2badad ... cool experiment (pun intended) ...

B & W Collection
by mia67

Comment:
This is SO SO sweet. Beautiful image of a pretty little girlie ... but I must say maybe just a TAD oversharpened?

A tear for my bleeding heart...
by Puckzzz

Comment:
Powerful emotional image! I would have given it a 9.

Bird of Paradise
by sherpet

Comment:
That is gorgeous, Shez!

Old split rail fence
by Wink

Comment:
Hi Bill ... Thanks for your comments on my RETRO 45 rpm insert photo. I just came accross this one of your latest in the same thread and I have to say that I LOVE it. It is so peaceful and I LOVE the cropping and tones. It is a very warm and well balanced B&W image IMO. Congratulations on its creation.

The Body Line
by Shmee

Comment:
Gorgeous ... 9

Sailing
by rkligman

Comment:
Nice capture!

Mammaw
by tjbel05

Comment:
What an elegant photo! ... You have done your grandmother proud and have been able to share her spirit, through this image, to the rest of us. You have honoured her here, no doubt.

Mont St Michel Monotone
by jimness

Comment:
I love this shot in ALL respects ... tonal quality, clarity, contrast, drama ... It is just super!