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Comment by Tammer:
Nice photo. I like the use of black and white. While I like the composition, I think in this celebration challenge I would have also liked to have seen the mother's smiling face as well. 6

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Comment by AzCKelly:
Aww, what a sweet image. Love the pose. Great B&W.

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Comment by samanwar:
Excellent, 9

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Comment by hanneke:
the little hand shows security..

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Comment by Crisik:
I like colors, composition and impressive editing, but don't see much of a celebration and would prefer the hair not to be on the shoulder (6)

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Comment by Anand:
Good BW and nice controlled lighting

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Comment by Rikki:
Excellent. I would have probably lit her left side just a tad so that it doesn't completely disappear against the dark background.

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Comment by cmeier:
first of all, i love the expression on the baby's face! i love lighting and the mother's hair, and how his little hand is grabbing her shoulder. my one improvement would be to emphasize the 'celebration' aspect of it, by somehow accentuating the mother's joy. maybe this could have been done by having the mother's head really lean into the infant's, or by using some kind of profile. still, very nicely done!

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Comment by tpoc:
oh! the hair makes the baby look like he/she's sporting a beard!
i like the idea for this pic. i would be interested in seeing this picture with a different crop, or taken at an angle where the viewer could see some of the mother's face.

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Comment by Chinabun:
very very nice, love the look in the baby's eyes.