Very nicely done. I have to agree with the others. The twisting of the subjects forces the viewers eyes to line up with both the cat and the girls head. The lines on the steps are a little distracting to me but they do add a bit of charm to the overall photo. The tones are very nicely done. More of a straight black and white but still well within the challenge. The top overall seems a tad bit to dark to me. But it does balance well with the cat and light in the bottom of the image. If the girl had wore anything but a light colored dress I think it would had made for an unbalanced photo. I think what hurts the image is the lack of more face on the girl. Other then that I think its a good image.
lol. Is that Cujo the cat? Oh and nice photo. Lots to like (b/w, sharp, tones, contrast). Not really sure about the compositionb but it looks like you were going for something different.
I have to scroll down to see the whole picture. This one really tells a story. Little girl.. what's she looking at?.... Oh LOL. Nasty cat. Reallt like the feeling evoke by the angle chosen.