Going for a soft focus? Night shots are hard for digi-cams. Most use IR auto-focus routines that need a certain level of light, just to work. The flames are a great effect and make wonderful, soft, redish shadows, this is a great concept. Photo 4 Creativity 8 Shadows 7 total 6
Nice shot here... I think that your model should possibly be positioned away from the center of the frame... In this case, maybe to the left a little bit :) good work! - jmsetzler
Beautiful! Centering on the woman is an interesting choice... I feel like it would have worked better if she ws further to the left, but perhaps not. The darkness of the landscape and surroundings needs to be there for the mood. It's nice the way the left side is all dark and the right side is dominated by the fire, with her dividing the space that way.
I guess my overall feeling is that this photo could be better, but I still really like it.
Sorry, I just can't see any 'creative use of shadows' in this photo. But I realy do like the composition in this photograph, the focus could be sharper if your camera can be adjusted.
Wow. Better focus and cropped just to the left of the girl, and just above her head, and including the fire would have made this a better photo. But I like the nostalgia and daydream quality too.