I'm a bit tired of seeing all the pitch-black backgrounds, on DPChallenge; I wish people would try more to use "natural environment" backdrops, and try less to exploit the "studio style." That said, I think this is a good shot, and that it succeeds in this challenge.
The black backround isn“t scoring any points with me, just think this would have looked soo much cooler with an out of focus church or something. Other than that, a pretty good job, nice job on the lighting and I like the composition and DOF.