Just a picture of my daughter as we were putting her to bed tonight. No chance of winning, but I wanted to enter something, since I voted for this challenge.
I like the expression - I'm not so sure about the stuff on either side - I think that the blur tends to be a barrier for the eye to get to the person. Maybe you could have opened up a 1/2 stop or so too.
Great expression and lighting. the soft quality of this shot works very well. I'm not sure if I would choose b/w for this image under normal circumstances, but it's a great picture none the less.
" Reduce the world to a palette of grays, and focus on light, shade, line, texture and form. " not sure that this entry meets the challenge details very well. cute shot, a bit small.