Theme: old hands

[Nancy Bell]

I'll start off the new theme: OLD. I got the idea of photographing old hands from one of the past articles in Denise Ippolito's monthly mini-mag. The hand on the left is my 102-year old father-in-law. The one on the right is my husband, a young 71.

Used a layer of nik analog 2, b&w, and a reduced layer of topaz simplify b&w oil paint.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Nancy, I love this! The person who wrote the article, Joyce Pearson, is a friend of mine and she does a "hands" portrait portfolio for hospice patients that she provides free of charge. I thought it was such a neat project that I asked her to write the article so I'm glad that it inspired you. The lighting on this one is beautiful:S3:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Fabulous detail and black and white. Love this one Nancy!

[Kerry Perkins]

Wonderful image Nancy, one that tells a story and captures a moment in time. Excellent technical skills evident in the processing with super lighting and nuance. Very nice!

[Diane Miller]

Simply wonderful, technically and artistically!

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you all so much! Of course, this image has a lot of meaning for me.

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful. Moving. Perfect. Simple. Great in B&W. I remember your excellent article.

[Nancy Bell]

Thank you Anita. Cheryl says Joyce Pearson wrote that article. I thought it was an amazing idea.