I've had this idea for a very long time, my mother has perfect hands for the job and I just had to ask her to model for me. She was so kind and was very flexible in using different positions with her hands and the rosary. Thanks Mom!
Post Processing:
Did about 2 different edits for this photo.
- Converted to RAW
- Levels
-Duotone/Grayscale
- Gaussian Blur
-USM
-Smart Sharpen
Est. Score: 6.2
Dream Score: 7.0
Statistics
Place: 28 out of 166 Avg (all users): 5.8351 Avg (commenters): 5.1429 Avg (participants): 5.3729 Avg (non-participants): 6.0465 Views since voting: 1046 Views during voting: 259 Votes: 188 Comments: 8 Favorites: 1 (view)
Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
Interest - 2
Theme Interp - 2
Technical Merit - 2
Personal Bias - 2
TOTAL - 8
Why? If it was "forever relying on God" or "I forever rely on God" I'd have no problems with the photo, but as it is, it is directed at me, ordering me to rely on God. But the photo doesn't tell me why should I?