[jericho]

Comments and critiques always appreciated.

[Irma]

The white pillow in the background and the highlight in the t-shirt are a bit distracting...

I am missing mommy's arms in this picture. I don't see a good proportion between her hands and her face in the background and without seen here arms... I can't make a clear relation.... There is also her hand at the left of the picture, that is a bit shadowy, in B&W it makes her hand to look dramatic... opposite felling to the rest of the picture... and contrasting with the other hand that looks relaxed...

I really don't know but if you tried a light sepia convertion... her hand wouldn't look so hard and the perseption of the image is different? ....

[slejhamer]

The picture doesn't say "silent night" to me. It says "striped tush." So I guess I just don't find the "subject" very compelling. It's cute, but I don't think it conveys the same emotion to the average viewer as it does to you. I could be wrong ...

[Toad]

I would like to see a different focus point on this one - maybe O's face or your wife's. From the title, it implies that the sleeping is the main subject, but the focus is "hands". A different focus would help to clarify the subject .