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A marvelous sensation. Your comments or critiques much appreciated.

Thank you.

exellent work!

best regards!

Wonderful!

A powerful image well taken!

Mike

Thank you Efim, Ammlan and Mike for your kind comments, but mostly for taking the time to see this immage. Much appreciated.

DG

f9, ISO 3200, 1/10 shutter speed....?? this shot in full manual. Were these setting intentional?  The photo's details are soft in this...I do not find that bad necessarily in this photo, it is obviously a very precious shot, but would it be improved (sharpness wise) with f5.6, 1/60, ISO 3200 or ISO 1600?

Thanks...Ellery

Thank for your comment Ellery, it is appreciated and well taken. Just to explain to you, that although I agree with the sharpness issue you correctly raise, I had to battle because it was in the spur of the moment in very low lighting conditions, so I was constrained to use a high ISO number. Even when I realized this while analyzing and working with the photograph, I nonetheless decided to uploaded using the soft-focus effect, especially since it was in B/W, taking advantage of the "unwritten" rules of B/W and the permissiveness inherent, if there is such a thing. One way or another, I have seen that this type or subject theme of photos look quite pleasing with the soft-focus effect.

Thanks again for the time you devoted to commenting and analyzing this image.

Regards.

DG

it was the f9 that puzzled me though - if low light, generally I open it up a bit more than f9........but I agree...I do like the soft effect as well...in the end it is a compelling image either way!  Take care

I very much appreciate this exchange, and value your comments a lot. Best regards.

DG

Daniel, It is a marvelous sensation indeed! almost a miracle... so tiny these little fingers moving and touching...so precious is life.  Perhaps a welcome to a future member to photo.net, who knows? :))  Excellent photograph and very best wishes