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Nice portrait, Monica. I like how you have lit this -- it's very subtle and I enjoy how it allows the reflections off the floor to work. The exposure is also very nice. There's just the right amount of shadow detail in the Christmas tree for it not to distract the viewer's attention from the children.

I keep wondering about that area at the far left of the frame. Should there be a tiny crop from the left (perhaps about 2/3 of the way from the edge of the frame to the nose of the stuffed toy)? Or should there have been something else there to round out the photo? Either way, my eye tends to wander out to the left a little. But I'm just nit picking -- it's a great shot!