The Pianist

Great shot Robert, wonderful positioning.

Beautiful work

Love the textures and character in this. One of my best selling images on istock is my parents hands, holding hands, on the eve of their 60th wedding anniversary. Mind you, first time since they got married ;D

Lovely work

I so much love this photo Robert. How beautiful it is. A fav for sure.
Hands tell so many stories. And the light an the keys, on her hand, and the contrats.
A moving photo.

Beautiful! The light and the perspective work beautifully with the B&W.

SUBLIME PASSION. SO VERY WELL DONE. I CAN FEEL THE LOVE OF MUSIC IN HER HANDS.

this is just beautiful. really emotive and touching. wonderful image robert.

Her fingers are very long and beautiful. It is so tender and emortional the way she puts her fingers on piano. Lovely shot. ; )

Robert, this is creative and stunning. tops!

i love this…this really is a perfect shot…

Brilliant B&W image, love the detail and character in her hands!!

Wonderful capture, I really like this presented in B&W! :D

Beautiful shot, Robert.
Lighting is divine.

wonderful in black and white highlighting every detail

Thanks everyone for your great comments and faves. My mum will be totally wrapped :))

the hands are amazing, this is a really good photo

Robert…stop making me cry! Too beautiful for me to take…

MissK – wink ;)

Wow Robert, this is a stunning shot, love the black and white, it’s very poignant. I love older hands they have such character, tell a story. What wonderfully creative parents! (We now know where you get your talent from)

Very effective. Great posing

Awesome shot – and nice to see wrinkles for once, they really give depth and meaning to the photo. Great job!

Beautiful hands, beautiful shot, filled with just so much character. I love this.

She has amazing hands that tell a story worth hearing! Congrats on the shot!

wow! very nicely seen and prefectly composed… Love this BnW!

Such a classic bw image, the hands are beautiful, so full of character, & the way they are placed so tenderly on the keys, conveys the love of the instrument & the music they create together.

Thanks gang. You rock!

the other photograph of the musician brought questions to mind/glad you have said it is your mother.

sorry i am not big on words but this is BRILLIaNT!

Great work, stunning

fantastic image!!!!!!!

Music is in myself when I see that photography.The black and white is so powerful,beautiful hands.

And love the ring,symbol of love.

excellent. Love the detail of the hands and the way they contrast against the smooth piano keys.

All the feelings that these hands bring through your wonderful picture.Congratulations.

Well…good news…great news! There’s been a sale of a print of this. Thanks.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I’ve enjoyed making and sharing it :) xo

Marvelous comp…

fantastic composition and lighting

Wonderful piece! Love the lighting, textures, composition, as well as the tender subject (or perhaps you would rather I be unkind?—winks)

i loke this alot…i just want to stare at her hands

Wonderful capture, loads of character and mood!

Fabulous shot.

I love this! Well done :)

Superbly captured …...........

just touches the soul…

wow

wow such a fabulous photo.. wonderful photographic skills displayed here.

a wonderful shot !

An outstanding piece!

Congrats on being on Home Page buddy! This is a stand-out – not only as a great B&W – it tells a wonderful ‘story’. Very emotive.

Great image – beautiful detail

So happy you made the homepage with this photo, your mother must be proud!!!
Congrats!
Lia

So beautiful, great work!

Superb image Robert, your Mum must be tickled pick to have made the homepage again. Well done

Beautiful work Robert !!!

Wonderful touching work.

wow. :) those hands tell their pwn story, this is a great shot. lovely contrast between light and dark,, smooth and wrinkly :) hah excellent!

That’s beautiful.

Comming back to say … congrats for the home page.

This is a magnificent image. Beautiful owrk.

Excellent capture and the mono works so well here!

OMG thanks. I noticed it was on the home page last night before I went to bed. Then today you’ve all just been all over it ;) Wild. I wish my mum could have seen it but she and my dad live in a shipping container (in the coastal hinterland 7 hours south of Sydney) for a couple of months of the year (I just love that story especially since they’re in their late 70’s – they just love life), but she be no hill billy by a long shot. Just their thing and totally inspiring to me. Anyway, I’ll show her this and she’ll be so excited. Luv ya mum ,)

Man this is an excellent beautiful picture..!

Hi Uncle Bob – we’re home page buddies!

masterfully done with gorgeous tones and detail

Elegant, graceful and very expressive in black and white.

this is a fantastic photo, great composition, and lighting. its picture perfect.

Beautiful hands, very exquisite
An around beautiful image!

this is amazing, well done :)

Great comp :)

lighting and depth of field are really great. It tells a story and is so full of life. Almost inspirational.

Thankyou Michael and thanks everyone else too :)))

Awesome!

great composition here and light. Well done.

Absolutely stunning.

My mom plays the piano too. This is an excellent shot!

Love it!!!

lovely composition and capture

I missed this for some reason… Brilliant shot, really classic.

beautiful shot – there is so much energy in those hands and you captured it so well

Awesome image! Congrats on making homepage!

very well done. beautiful hands.

great shot, and I love the black and white…it really adds to the photo

this humbles me…
lovely…

Stunning shot! Really tells a story.

Well it has to be good my friend – home page again!!! It is an awesome image.

wonderful image again…. well done robert and two on the homepage in as many days….. how amazing…... splendid shot…....:)

Great image…............making wonderful memories for you…........ Well done.

incredible image. well done for making the home page.

very nice image and congratulations on making the home page.
Sharon

Robert you tell your mum she has beautiful hands (I have arthritis, and I play the piano also – so I empathise!!).

Great photo. Tells an interesting story.

Wow lovely shot. Great textures in the hand and contrast between the keys. The marriage ring adds a nice touch to the narrative as well.

well done m8
this is great

i love these hands. feel like I want to get know the owner of them. nice shot

I love this shot and even if it’s in the same contest as one of mine,i voted for you.Great image,congrats!

Well you can remove it from the competition but I can still comment on it. Robert, it is lovely. My grandmother played the piano and I inherited her piano at about age 13. I never had lessons but I have loved the piano, I learned to play by ear and then taught myself to read music. I have been composing music now for about 20 years. I want you to know that I voted for this photo. I am disappointed that it was removed. But I still love it, thank you!

An excellent image Robert, I voted for it as well…..and I understand why you removed it, as I removed mine for much the same reason…...best regards…........

okay I voted again Robert but this is your last chance boy! Remove it again and thats that, no more votes from me ;) Thank you doll.

Hey Robert! Wasn`t aware that you removed this from the comp, but am aware of the ridiculous business over solicitng votes… don`t know if this had anything to do with why you wanted to remove it, but now that the smoke has cleared I`m so glad you could put all that stuff behind you and reinstate this excellent image. It evokes emotion on so many levels, and it is excellent also on a technical level. I`ve also got a picture in the comp, but I am actually thrilled to be among such wonderful talent as yours. Great decision to get on with the show!!

congrats on winning the challenge m8 great shot.

Trev.

Congratulations Robert, while it is true that those top images did a whole lot of moving around I do believe the best one won. Now we need a photo of Dad’s hands playing! Special request… when you see them again. Rachel

Wonderful image, congrats on the win in Challenge…so well deserved!

Beautiful and emotive, I love it.

They say…
that when aging..
the hands loose lustre..
are stained and bony…
ungripping and unfertile..
I say… God Bless….them all..
the more I see mine.. changing..
the more I love them..
These are fertile…
these are intelligence…
these are Love..
and in each pore..vein…crease…muscle..
is the vibrationt of the…
“Music of the Spheres….”
May they sing… eternally in the Void Sacred.
Rosa (I know what it means to play….being an instrument of …whatever name it in Life.
Congratulations, Robert, for your price in “Challenge Cafe.”...totally deserved..!!!

Great to come see this pic again; well done with the win!

Brilliant Shot. There is so much soul in that picture of those hands. Congrats!

Beautiful lighting on this Robert – congrats on your well deserved win

Very nice. Nice texture

Congrats on the win!!! Awesome image. :O)

marvellous. I can see why it won the challenge cafe.

Fantastic image :) Black and white is perfect for it :)

Beautiful tactile quality

Another wow! Amazing hands.

my grandmother taught me to play the piano when i was a girl… are you sure you didn’t catch a little time machine back to those days in her house beside the mango tree? this image is like finding forgotten treasure. beautiful work.

What lovely hands – an unforgettable b&w.

Awesome capture. Nicely done.

Wow….. hands like that you cant help but respect and wonder what life took them through!!!

love the lighting and compostion of this.

love this!!

a powerfully beautiful image of hands that give life.. just amazing wonder here.. blessings to your mom, you and dad, and the charity..
Isa

fantastic my dear …so touching

Its all been said, and i agree with all, said!! wonderful, i know your mum is thrilled for/with you!!

lovely black and white

lovely shot, and it tells a story too

I love the piano, and I love hands, and these ones are so beautiful, tell us so much about a whole fullfilled life.
Wonderful positionning and lighting.

Those hands tell quite an amazing story! Great shot!

Exquisite photo.

The texture of the hands againstst the smooth keyboard – wonderful and very emotive.

This is such an awesome shot! So much is expressed by them. And I also love the story behind this capture. Very beautiful.

so, not only you do the fantasic job, but you donate to MsF – i salute you
this photo i must have
because is great, because my hands on the piao would look one day just the same

so, beethoven sonata op.111 ok?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Beethoven_opus_111_Mvt1_introduction.png

ups.. no upload, sorry:) never mind – what does metter is—> to kiss you parents from one who is a pianist and music teacher – but mom first

Your work has been featured click the link for The Elderly
♥t

A lot of story in this, i like it a lot!

Straight to the faves – totally brilliant image:)

Excellent composition. The hands of experience. I hope all is well with them.

Wonderful!