I'm going to tempt fate and enter another baby shot into a Free Study. I am sure this will not go over as well since it is not a black and white and it is more cutesy - but all I shot this month was cute so it is what it is.
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Delightful! The baby is shot in such wonderful soft light. And what a cute expression!!
Wish everything except the baby and clothes were in Black & White. Right now, the colors (especially on the rusted background) are slightly distracting. Also, there's a hint of a second catchlight in the baby's right eye that's taking away from perfection. Almost there though - and I'm sure the baby's parents are proud to have such wonderful portrait.
I see that you were trying to combine Rust and Baby into the title, but I don't think the end result has a positive connotation!