ooh!! as a former thumbsucker (ouch! hated those braces LOL!!) I sooo totally relate to this little face & that lovely thumb!! you captured this so well, and it will be a joy for her to look at years from now when she smokes cigarettes instead! (gosh, HOPE not!!:) (quit that bad habit almost 25yrs ago!!)
I'd be willing to bet this is one of your personal favorites :D I have one of those... it really catches the "personality" of the child when you catch them off guard... STUNNING!
Oh!, what a lovely shot! Absolutely great. The use of DOF is superb, with her eyes perfectly sharp and isolated from the rest for the shallow DOF. Even the noise helps to create a special atmosphere. It goes to my faves.