There`s nothing like dark shadow for giving shape & delineation to areas of an image and you use that to perfection here Julia.
I never voted in this challenge but would have rated this very highly.
Beautiful work as always.
This is such a super sweet photo. Brings about a good feeling. The lighting is great and the tones are fantastic. The baby's expression is precious. A wonderfully touching scene.
Very crisp and great lighting on the child. Maybe a bit of light reflected back on to the father to just fill in that huge black area would be nice but overall a good shot.
It's an excellent B&W. I love the expressions in this one. You have captured it beautifully with excellent control of light, composition. The conversion to B&W is superb too. Wonderful job.