I like the mood here. Soft yet sharp enough at the same time. The only negative I have is the green leaves make the photo a little busy at the bottom. I much rather see just the stem and the two hands.
B&W is often used to highlight the textures in an image, but you appear to have used NeatImage or something similar to scrub all of the detail off. I think that this would have been a stronger entry by either leaving it in color or not using NI on a B&W image. The position of the hands is well done. Somehow the background feels too empty; some nice bokeh might have added a little kick to the visual impact.
Very clean and even - I like the pristine feeling - fresh new love. The lighting is very even, perhaps a little bland in that it does not define the textures here distinctly - but it does give a soft effect. I think I might like to see a bit more contrast. Also all that empty space in the upper right corner is a little distracting - having the hand come down from there might fill the space better. Nice focus.
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