Nice sharp focus, with good depth of field. Looks like a little dirt and dryness in the knuckle area too. The background could be a little softer, but is not really distracting as is.
Oh thems hard workin' hands! ....I can believe that it's been kicked out of the nude gallery, ....not nearly enough flesh showing. :D IMO, there are head photos and heart photos. Head photos are what we manufacture to get votes, heart photos are the ones we just love, (and sometimes a lot of other do too). I think this is a heart photo for/from you! I think it's a great photo, and obviously others do too! I hope you like it!
.....oh! BTW I just drifted over from a thread to check out the "contraversial" image....which has had over 2000 views.....well ...actually closer to 3000! Well done!
Nice tummy, I didn't really notice the finger nails. :-)
I have been past this photo many times in the past and always stopped to view it. I like it very much. It is sensual, without being blatant. Your dirty fingernails, which, BTW, I have noticed in the past, make me think this is an image of a young lady, taking a brief break from working in the garden on a warm summer's day.
I pretty sure I would not put it in the nude category, and probably not the portrait category, because I have a parochial definition of portrait that includes a face. Too bad there isn't a category for Zen photo.
Nice exposure and focus control. You defocused the background just enough to prevent it from grabbing ones view, but it is sufficient shart to let the observer know this is a pastoral scene.
It is very pleasant. Nice job. I like it very much.