Beautiful shot...very nice. Shadows look really good. Composition is great. Contrast seems a little low but not worth much in my mind. Just wish she popped out of the picture more.
Given the spirit of the challenge was to capture a shot of wildlife in its natural environment, I find it most difficult to believe that this was done with your entry. Needless to say my vote on this was very low given those circumstances. When a photo does not do its best in composition to depict actual challenge guidelines, my stadegy for voting immediately stops and it becomes a DNMC to me. Nice capture, but certainly not one I can imagine you sought out for the purposes of a graphic ribbon, in the wild, and in their natural environment.