I continue to like this shot a lot. I think is is way under-rated, under appreciated. If I had a personalized bling award to give - this would have received it.
This picture made me stop a long time. So if I did it means that it appealed to me enough to ignore the interior voices that kept mumbling: show me a bit more of their hands, show me moreā¦.
I like this shot. And I don't mind the crop. I just don't think it adds to the intimacy. I feel detached. It is a really nice shot - just not sure it screams "intimacy" or "good".
To me... "Intimacy" would not be a child leaving the image... It would be a crop that put them more into the center. If the left were cropped off... it is much more intimate.