bottom left corner of this photo is very interesting, compositionally, to me. The other parts just seem to distract from your main target. Outside of dpc i think your idea for processing works very well
Great concept for the challenge, and a beautiful moment captured, but I think post processing is a little over done. I wonder if this would have worked better simply converted to sepia...?
I think the idea is great. There is something special in the photo that you captured. But the processing is ghastly and takes away all the delicate textures and features of the skin. It takes away the humanity of your photo and undoes all your good work. It would be better to have noise than to have plastic skin.
The post processing gives the man's hands a plastic feel, and her thumb is slightly blown out, but the concept is a good one and really goes with the title you chose