Lovely :-)

Beautiful!!

Love the shot! I'm thinking it could use a little more contrast on the high end though. Just an opinion. :)

Like the DOF, but maybe (within the tones already there) it could use a little more local contrast?

Nice, though!

I've seen many photos of parents holding babies hands, but none is more visually emotive as this one. Congratulations, Dave. :-)

Great dof.

This is fantastic David. I wish I would have been more into photography while my kids were this size. This is really cool

This is a shot that I really like. Good !

Cannot get any better than this. Perfect Dave!

Oh...now you've really got my attention.
This is precious. What a family keepsake it's going to be, David.

Giant and tiny - always irrsistable!

That's got to be one of the definitive images of the sheer tininess of babies compared to what they grow up to be. It's beautiful. :) Overall it's a little lacking in contrast though - feels to me like there's n sharpness anywhere to focus on.

Soft as a baby's... hand?
I think the contrast is fine. It helps give a softer, more dreamy feel. I also think the texture of the baby's hand wouldn't come across so delicately with a higher contrast.

That's the shot that captures the moment for me, Dave. IMHO, a tighter crop would really do it justice...

Bonjour,
Well done shot! Good tones and dof! Bravo!

You really have a great talent. I would love to get shots like that.

My favourite of the baby shots so far.

Great capture! Nothing more precious than a baby's hand...unless of course, it's their feet.

Fantastic. Black and white is perfect. Shows a bit of innocence. The details are great. This is one to look back on one day for sure.

I love this. Perfect DOF and the B&W adds a bit of class.

I totally agree with Dorene, excellent shot and great contrast, any feet pics in the pipeline Dave?

It's surprising just how shallow the DOF can be at F4.0. Two questions: 1. Did you manually reduce DOF further with a blur layer in photoshop? 2. Did you manually darken the lower portion of the image with, say, dodge/burn tool or is the darkness simply a result of the flash being bounced off the ceiling?

Lovely shot. Very nice DOF. Has a very soft feel to it.

What tenderness!

The hand in the right side background looks prosthetic. The foreground is great though

Nice image. Good sharp detail and the B&W is nice too.

great image! just great!

Lovely photo. That the ridges on the tiny fingers are so clear makes it all more real.

Very sweet! Beautiful and great use of DOF.

Thanks everyone.

Ryan (and everyone else): I did try upping the contrast but though this version worked better.

Simon: yes to both your questions. I added a bit of blur to the top of the image as the lighting was a bit uneven, and the deep shadows at the bottom of the image didn't add anything to the shot.

I love the reflections of the little creases in the baby's hand. Wonderful shot...

nice shot, i love it! I must think thereby of my baby :-)

wow..exraordinary shot!

I have had your site bookmarked for a long while. I love your photos. This one is truly beautiful.

Wow, I love your photoblog... and this shot is wonderful...

Why this photo ist't avaible to print? it's the first time I think "maybe I buy this photo", buti.. I can't :-(