This is so incredibly adorable! I love it! Being that this is a squirrel and the beginning of a new month, I could not pass up the opportunity to (A) Proclaim my undying love for these creatures, and (B) Try out this new "Critique" option.

Now that I've done the first part, it's onto the second!

To begin, I am rather fond of the way you've captured this image. Truly. The colors are so lightweight and airy, and the muted lighting really softens the edges of this piece. The effect makes the entire photograph look so... delicate. Fragile. Yet beaming with strength. And, dare I say, hope? Nice detail on the fur, by the way. There are so many textures there, and you did a great job capturing them.

Whether or not you meant to do this, I am a big fan of the way you've focused on both the squirrel's arm and the smallest finger of the hand holding her -- as if to emphasize the "Little Things in Life" motif that runs through the deviation and the touching Artist Comments. Very nice!

Although I could go on forever listing every aspect of this photograph that I love (and how much I enjoyed the rest of your gallery, for that matter!), there were two things that struck me as a bit odd. I thought I'd bring them to your attention so that you could keep them in mind for future photographs. First, was the the dark-ish masses in the bottom-right and the top-left corners; and Second was the way the tip of the person's ring finger was cropped.

First, the masses: Those two blurry forms in the corners of your photograph tend to draw my attention away from the subject of the photograph. Were those intentional -- or just something you didn't notice in the background when you took the photograph? (I've done that sooo many times... xD). If it *was* an oversight, the upside is that it almost looks like you meant to include them since they're directly across from one another and similar in color. They sort of balance each other, and because the forms are indiscernible, they're not unforgivingly distracting --- so yay for that!

In the future, be careful photographing the 3D world: Some things just don't translate quite as well once they're smushed into two dimensions.

Second, the cropped finger: To be honest, the only reason I noticed this was because of the aforementioned background blurs. You've centered the squirrel quite wonderfully in this photograph, but overlooked the hand that held it. Be careful when photographing a subject that comes with its own frame (in this case, a hand). It's easy to overlook the edges of the natural frames we come across since they're not the direct subjects -- but if you keep an eye on things like this for your future photographs, you'll be happier for it in the long run.

But! I digress: All in all, I love this photograph very, very much. You did a wonderful job. The photograph is alive, real, and heartfelt. (And it's a squirrel, which automatically makes it THAT much better. xD) I'm glad you were able to find a caring home for this little squirrel.

Thank you so much for sharing, and congratulations on the Daily Deviation!

Not only is this a Daily Deviation but you can't help but agree with what the sudjester put. You want to just reach out and hold the poor thing while whispering it'll be okay though you know it has no ruddy Idea what your saying. The artist truely captured the innocence in such a small creature and let the whole world see in something unique and special to this site. When you see this Divination you just stop, and when you stop it makes you think... Really think. And to myself I enjoyed what I like to believe the artist showed here. Inocence can be saved by the hands of man. Then again, that might not be what they're trying to say and I'm over thinging things again.