Normally I'm a great fan of discussing the technical in's and out's of a shot, but not on this occasion, as there's nothing I can do about it now: this was a commission and was taken for one person to give as a gift to another, so it's finished – no tweaking, no changing the colour balance, no nothing, ... it's done ;-)

So, for a change, tell me what this photograph makes you feel. What story does it tell?