Oh Mother
by Hipychik

Comment by Ammie:
Love the lighting and aged features.

Oh Mother
by Hipychik

Comment by tvsometime:
Incredible subject for the topic and nice bw renderint. Faces are so important that in a portrait where the eyes are visible in the image, the focus needs to be there instead of the hand. Had the face been averted, the hand would indeed tell a compelling story, but that eye cannot be neglected.

Oh Mother
by Hipychik

Comment by Covert_Oddity:
Nice portrait and interesting angle. Portraits should tend to focus on the eye area though, and it seems you have just missed that and focused more on the cheek. This will always tend to happen with autofocus, which I'm guessing is the case here. It's a good idea to try a few shots using manual focus when doing portraits with this sort of DOF.

Oh Mother
by Hipychik

Comment by jjstager2:
Perhaps this is a style preference, but I would prefer her face to be in focus more than her hair. This is a wonderful close up B & W.

Corn, Cows & Crows
by Hipychik

Comment by tnun:
Totally ditto Melethia.

Morning Glory
by Hipychik

Comment by krnodil:
Man, that's just gorgeous. Congrats on the ribbon!

The End of the World
by Hipychik

Comment by krnodil:
Lordy, this gets your attention! Fire sky and cold ground.

The Flower Shop
by Hipychik

Comment by JuliBoc:
Wonderful shot -- a real Christmas card. Happy New Year.

Oh Mother
by Hipychik

Comment by denbote:
i like this pic more than any other else in this challenge but i think you can let go of the borders. your framing is excellent enough that you dont need the borders to enhance the image.

The Flower Shop
by Hipychik

Comment by pjangel:
What a great shot... very clever!