Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by Bud:
Nice photo, I owuld crop it tighter on the top and right side to focus more on the hands and elminate the empty space . The selective desat leaving only the ring gold is a cool feature, but in this case distract since rings and marriage are not the topic.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by Natator:
I love this. My one critisism is the colour of the ring looks wrong, making it look more like yellow plastic than gold, but it is a minor point.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by bobdaveant:
My favorite to win the challenge. Its amazing how some pictures can give out so much emotion and your is one of them. 9.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by Sweetlips:
Lovely shot, nice idea. Get the point across and envokes emotion. The only thing I didn't care for was the coloring of the wedding ring, it doesn't look real. Still bumping to an 8.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by SirRadu:
The ring gets my attention away from the antithesis between the handsâ€Â¦good idea thoughâ€Â¦

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by john180270:
Why the colour on the ring?? it detracts from the meaning of time passing. You focus on the ring and wonder why it is in colour.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by jbsmithana:
Good use of emotion, very touching. Great composition and setup. Only thing I might want to see different is the ring. Maybe if it was left b/w the focus would have been only on the connection between the Mom and daughter. But then again I'm nit-picking. Great job.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by Kylie:
This image hit me right between the eyes. These two hands truly look like the past and present versions of the same hand, or of mother and daughter. Being adopted (I have often wondered "whose" hands I have, etc.) and having gone through some of my own memories for this challenge, this "evidence" of the continuance of life, and possibly mother/daughter, really gave this work a lot of meaning for me. Well done, and great lighting and composition also.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by slynneblarp:
Great selective desat on the ring, with nice contrast in tones and textures on the hand.

Mother and Daughter
by admart01

Comment by ahaze:
A great idea, well shot. The "lack of a thumb" kinda bugs me. I like the selective desat and the color on the ring, it makes dad "present".