i totally adore this picture; i honestly think it's wonderful. there is so much style here. i love the EVER so slightly muted colours, the crop, the EVER so slight grain... i love the slightly rough feel of it - kind of reminds me of polaroids really. it has buckets of character. you know, so many pictures here get processed within an inch of their life, super smooth, overly dodged and burned; icelandicised I suppose. this is so refreshing, power to you and very well done :) 10.
Good way to cool off. ;^) I can certainly feel a moment frozen (stopped motion) in time here. Image is focused well and exposure is fine. What's the blurry area top left, smudge on the lens or something? Minor detail I know, but it's evident enough to get noticed. Anyway...good luck in the challenge.