very nice work here. the depth of field and near focus work great. i like the addition of the color hues in this situation, it really alters and changes the image and the emotional feel a lot. very abstract sense to this, nice. reading your intro info, i'd say digital is definately here to stay, i think it'd be ignorant to think it won't. if anything is going out its film, which unfortunately is what i love to shoot. i also enjoy digital and feel there are advantages, but i think for me using film, being a part of the whole process, from the camera to the darkroom is much more interesting than plugging the flashcard into the usb and clicking a mouse. digital has come a long way, but when printing large and when especially with black and white, digital still cannot match the textures and continuous tones of film. sorry for the spiel, just some opinions on a big topic of today. nice work here though.