This reminds me of just a quick snapshot, with no forthought. It is underexposed, and has no sense of portraiture at all. The lens flare is distracting. Put him up against a solid background and zoom in on just him without all of the background foliage.
Sorry, doesn't work for me at all. Glare can sometimes be used to get a nice effect but here is is just distracting. The subject is too dark. Nice idea but not good photo. Sorry 3
I like the idea of this picture, but to me a portrait must be more focused on the person (or animal). I am assuming you edited in the "light" but it dulled the colors so much he blended into the background.
this is an excellent idea - however, you would have done much better in my opinion by posing your subject in an open field or some area that has a better background. You may have been trying to use the sun flare as a creative element here, but I think it distracts from the image. The lighting on the subject can convey the idea of sunlight without the flare. Again, I would love to see this shot with an open background - I think it would really set the photo off. Good luck in the challenge.